Greed - William Clark Green

I’m jumpin' in, can’t you tell?

I’m goin' to find my dreams at the bottom of the well

The hole is deep, the water feels cold

I break through the ice, push away the snow

Down at the bottom there’s a penny for my name

It’s going to take this life, take away the pain

Underneath the surface you can’t hear a sound

I reached for a quarter and I damn near drown

I came back up, I gasped for air

What the hell was I thinkin', I was almost there

Two deep breaths, here we go again

This is where it starts, this is where it all ends

Down at the bottom there it is

You ruined my life you son of a bitch

If I had a nickel for every rock I turned

Every friend I lost, every bridge I burned

I’m goin' to pick you up and out of this well

I’m goin' to take this life and give you hell

That’s how it ends, how the story goes

Selfish greed nearly took my soul

I gave it all up for million dollar checks

I wanted more but forgot the rest