I Got Stoned and I Missed It, by Shel Silverstein

Shel Silverstein

I Got Stoned and I Missed It

I was sitting in my basement

I just rolled myself a taste

of something green and gold and glorious

to get me through the day

Then my friend yelled through the transom

'Grab your coat and get your hat son,

There’s a nut down on the corner,

givin’ dollar bills away’

But I laid around a bit

Then I had another hit

Then I rolled myself a bauma

Then I thought about my mama

Then I fooled around, played around

jacked around a while and then

I got stoned and I missed it

I got stoned and it rolled right by

I got stoned and I missed it

I got stoned oh me oh my

It took seven months of eargin

just to get that local virgin

with the sweet face

up to my place

to fool around a bit

Next day she woke up rosy

and she snuggled up so cosy

When she asked me how I liked it

Lord it hurts me to admit,

I was stoned...

I’m makin’ no excuses

for the many things I uses

just to sweeten up my relationships

and brighten up my day

When my earthly race is over

and I’m ready for the clover

and they ask me how my life has been

I guess I’ll have to say,

I was stoned...

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