He comes home almost every night
and he drinks a lot less now
I’ve got a rood over my head
the kids know who their father is
never laid a hand on me
and his mother mostly butts out
when she doesn’t he tells her off
Everyone at work says
what a great guy he is
leaves me alone when
we’re in bed is that’s a relief
first wife moved down to Florida
she’s too cheap to call anymore
the house is in my name
At my age what else is out there
old guys with no hair
young guys with diseases
show-offs who go for secretary types
and look at me
I’m no prize anymore
once maybe