It's A Hard Life

Benefits taken from the needy -
make easy pickings for the greedy
Taken with a shifty smirk -
leaves no time for such cheats to work
Those that really need the money -
keep me a fraudster knee deep in honey
No matter what the future holds -
benefits fill my purse with wads and rolls
No time to think of those in dire need -
for I have a liking for the weed
Something stronger costs a bomb-
hope my giro cheque will come
Lay in bed each and every morn -
£54k sure helps keep me warm
With free handouts on the way -
gives me a reason why I stay
Essential that I claim my rights -
in order to get my smokes at nights
Benefits will pay the rent -
must make sure the money's spent
For when the authorities call around -
to tell me that for jail I'm bound
My eyes can quickly fill with tears -
a trick I have practiced through the years
Some soft touch for my act will fall -
as I with breaking heart recall
Such hardships of my daily life -
as mother. partner sometime wife
Fools who each day from their beds have risen -
through hard work each week have given
Their rates and taxes on the spot -
for my free home where I can laze smoking pot

C.Taylor
(2008)