Adultland

A profound truth that may hurt you
is outcomes don't stem from virtue
Yeah i thought that I could earn it
brutal lesson guess I’d better learn it
 
Jackie's lovely but the answer's no
Penelope's getting told where to go
Stephanie asks I politely decline
Millie's going places but not mine
 
There ain't no magic reward from heaven
For turning down the magnificent seven
You're surely going home with empty hands
Guess that's how it works in adultland
 
Ain't no compo payout from the cosmos
As you mutter to the effect of her loss
You'll need the hard lesson to understand
Just how it really works in adultland
 
A profound truth that may hurt you
is outcomes don't stem from virtue
Karma's lying, don't believe her
for if you cannot pull that lever
 
Jackie's lovely but the answer's no
Penelope's getting told where to go
Stephanie asks I politely decline
Millie's going places but not mine
 
There ain't no magic reward from heaven
For turning down the magnificent seven
You're surely going home with empty hands
Guess that's how it works in adultland
 
Ain't no compo payout from the cosmos
As you mutter to the effect of her loss
You'll need the hard lesson to understand
Just how it really works in adultland
 
hey the only thing wrong with you
is we both know you ain't you know who
oh what's a girl supposed to do
when she knows she isn't you know who?
 
I bet on black down life's casino
Yes there are risks and surely we know
The wheel stops and lands on red
Idealism and a dream now dead
And though you know you've paid the price
was it really a sacrifice?
No trick shot, no cheque book and pen
You know deep down you'd do it all again
 
You'd do it all again