Snaggletooth

Tommy boy counted the tick tock
Tick tack clock
Back and forth
With a toothpick
Scratching at his bad teeth
Not enough money
To do too much about it
A danger to himself
Just waiting for the moment he could leave
Grow up, be a priest or a rockstar
But everyone learned then forgot his name
Doomed at 16, never gonna get laid
"Fatboy", "redhead" swore with his fists
They'd all see the day
Wanting nothing to do with his youth
Laughing while crying and howling with pride
And a snaggletooth
He turned 21 and he learned how to shred
Learned how to get girls in their heads
Leave one date for another
In a tight black dress
Drink her up and leave her empty
But he was always the one
Leaving with a burning in his chest
So he sat down in the pews and bowed his head
And vowed that one day he'd get clean
And start a family
But everyone learned then forgot his name
Soon enough he was drinking til late
With the other men who would never see
Their daughter's wedding day
Never really thinking that he'd lose his youth
Laughing while crying and howling with pride
And a snaggletooth

But everyone learned then forgot his name
Somewhere along the way he lost his faith
Not too old with thinning bones
And hair that's gray
Drinking every last drop of his youth
Laughing while dying and howling with pride
And a snaggletooth