Song Writing Assignment

“Fly Paper” by John Fitzgerald

Redundant like an ignorant ignoramus

I’m not even famous

Pen plus paper equals heinous

…Rhymes in times like these

A decent joke is like a cool breeze-

Never seen… like when a horse walks into a bar

A celebrity on heroin; call ‘em a shooting star

get high on life?

It seems they’ve built up a tolerance

My pockets must be blind

Because they haven’t seen a dollar since

Funny how I find a way to keep smiling

Like when I found out ‘booty call’ doesn’t mean ‘butt dialing’

I’m a villainous hero, a caped crusader

I’ll burn you like a slip n’ slide made out of sandpaper

Addicted to my rhymes

Call it hooked on phonics

Your team is nonexistent; Seattle Supersonics

I’ve gotta be honest, this rap thing’s pretty easy

So why’s everyone givin’ all the credit to weezy?

I’m like the little engine that didn’t even bother

Mad as baby new year looking for his biological father

Economic BOOM, sellin’ atoms by the slice

Rhymes scarier than skinny jeaned 8^th graders on bikes

Paradoxically speaking,

The aroma is wreaking-

Havoc like a gas line left leaking.

I just can’t stop, man, my thoughts are corrupt

You want some fries with that shake? Or Two girls with that cup?

Sorry, that was kinda inappropriate,

 got a problem with that? You can talk to my associate

I think I’m on to something,

 but it’s so hard to express

I guess that’s what happens when the fresh prince ain’t feelin so fresh.