Reality Bites

The bottle is empty
It was his last beer
Now there's no hope of holding onto
Any of that false show of cheer
All he is left with now
Is all of the things that he has to face
Things that the booze all the booze could only very briefly erase

He's the life force of the party and his laugh is a shade too loud
As he pours another whisky and he mingles with the crowd
He flirts with all the women and yes they laugh at all his jokes
His cup of charm is brimming they think he's an entertaining bloke

But then reality bites, reality bites down hard
Oh it bites, down harder and harder and harder on him

He's the envy of them all oh yes well they think his life is a gem
Cos all the problems that he has are just not apparent to them
And his lifestyle it is much admired and his well paid vocation
But to him is like a prison term and there is no probation

Oh reality bites, bites down hard
Oh yeah it bites down harder and harder and harder on him

Well he thought he had it all, a few hundred grand ago
He thought you spent cash to make it but
Well how was he to know
That the house and the pool and the latest cars
All the things that he got to get by
Flashing all his money in expensive bars
Just props to back up his great lie

And then reality bites, bites down hard
Oh yeah it bites, down harder and harder and harder on him

And now the sea of truth floods over him
Oh yes reality it starts to bite
He bought this life it wasn't free but he thought it was his right
And the bottle is still empty of the last beer in the bos
And he begins to slowly sober up to the sound of the ticking clock
Tick tock tick tock
Oh yeah tick tock

Reality bites, down harder and harder and harder on him