Cruising



Beers in bars and gears in cars
Won’t start your engines running
But beers in cars put gears in bars
The prison doors are closing

The prison guards won’t be your friends
Your stories don’t amuse them
Your family members cast you off
Your actions just confuse them

And they won’t come to bail you out
You need to learn a lesson
I know I played the fool again
Is always your confession

Its time to stop you’re playing now
The school bells all are ringing
The Teacher says: Repent and turn!
And stop, your stupid drinking!
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Written on September 22, 2021

Submitted by dawg4jesus on April 30, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

30 sec read
4

Quick analysis:

Scheme ABAB XCXC XDXD XBXB
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 532
Words 101
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4

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