A Fork In The Road
D G
Once in my favorite diner, I noticed on the floor
D A
a shiny dime which I picked up, and then looked 'round for more.
D G
It was noticed by my neighbor who sat there next to me.
D D A D
He mentioned it and praised me highly for my industry.
D G
We got to talking, and he seemed a very pleasant guy.
D A
I told him of my job and how I hated it and why.
D G
He was quite sympathetic, and he asked me to invest
D A
in enterprises that he ran, and I did, for a test.
D G
My money quickly doubled, then it tripled. I was in.
D A
My whole life's savings, and then some more, I handed it to him.
D G
Then one day when I called him there's no answer on the line.
D D A D
He'd gone completely missing with the money that was mine.
D G
And so, to keep myself from going quickly to default,
D D A D
I started to borrow secretly from my employer's bank vault.
[Hang on the D a bit]
D G
Now you know that every day we make decisions big and small.
D A
To sleep late, throw a man a buck, or give a friend a call.
D G
But these choices' effects multiply all of the goddamn time,
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And that's why I'm in prison now, for picking up a dime.
