I was sitting in my basement <br />I just rolled myself a taste <br />of something green and gold and glorious <br />to get me through the day <br />Then my friend yelled through the transom <br />'Grab your coat and get your hat son, <br />There's a nut down on the corner, <br />givin' dollar bills away' <br />But I laid around a bit <br />Then I had another hit <br />Then I rolled myself a bauma <br />Then I thought about my mama <br />Then I fooled around, played around <br />jacked around a while and then <br />I got stoned and I missed it <br />I got stoned and I missed it <br />I got stoned and it rolled right by <br />I got stoned and I missed it <br />I got stoned and I missed it <br />I got stoned oh me oh my <br />It took seven months of eargin <br />just to get that local virgin <br />with the sweet face <br />up to my place <br />to fool around a bit <br />Next day she woke up rosy <br />and she snuggled up so cosy <br />When she asked me how I liked it <br />Lord it hurts me to admit, <br />I was stoned... <br />I'm makin' no excuses <br />for the many things I uses <br />just to sweeten up my relationships <br />and brighten up my day <br />When my earthly race is over <br />and I'm ready for the clover <br />and they ask me how my life has been <br />I guess I'll have to say, <br />I was stoned...<br /><br />Sheldon Allan Silverstein<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-got-stoned-and-i-missed-it/
