Once Bitten, Twice Shy

The weight it is on me

The wolf's at my door

The wieight never felt

quite this heavy before

Been there all my life

through my losses and gains

Once bitten, twice shy

Won't get bitten again

 

The future's uncertain

My dice not yet cast

It isn't the first time

It won't be the last

But the next time they're rolled

It will be in my name

Once bitten, twice shy

Won't get bitten again

 

They taught me how to doubt

my morals and mind

I heard all they said

and I let it inside

They talked down to me

and I looked up to them

Once bitten, twice shy

Won't get bitten again

 

We hear of the stories

of great men of great men so bold

We're told of their glories

while we're bought and sold

For we do all the work

And we take all the blame

Once bitten, twice shy

Won't get bitten again

 

For the riches of their world

are made out of sand

Glisten like gold

but crumble in your hand

We toil all our lives

for another to gain

Once bitten, twice shy

Won't get bitten again

 

Must every once of my strength

be exerted for you?

Every thought in my head

be re-purposed for you?

Every breath in my lungs

must respire for your sake?

Once bitten, twice shy

Won't get bitten again

 

For I am a man

of great muscle and mind

And I don't give a damn

if you leave me behind

I'll not waste the sweat of my brow

now in vain

Once bitten, twice shy

Won't get bitten again

 

Once bitten, twice shy

Now I've learned a new rule

Bought a pig in a poke

and got played for a fool

but next time I'll know

not to take what I'm told

Take my time and my tears

but you can't take my soul

 

All I have, I'm afraid

is a 2.1 degree

four A-levels

ten GCSEs

What a pour helpless wretch

find a living for me

I'm down on my knees

please take pity on me

 

All I have to give

is my sweat and my tears

all my body and mind

all my life

all my years

And the next time they work

It will be on these chains

Once bitten, twice shy

Won't get bitten again