When extra credit's included
credit doesn't get its due,
when more gives us less
the exchange rate's gone askew.
When amnesty's offered
going into the crime,
we're more bound to commit it
because there is no fine.
We start playing to tie
instead of going for the win,
when participation's the trophy
for every cow in the pen.
If I stay on the porch
because you picked up the slack,
when you look over your shoulder
I can't have your back.
If there is no curfew
we'll stay out all night,
no tab at our bar
we get drunk and start a fight.
All these long lenses
got us losing our sight,
you keep liftin' it for me
I'll lose all my might.
When a four-star duty
suits a six-star rate,
we take our hands off the wheel
and rely on fate.
Eating all we can
at the all-we-can-eat buffet,
gives us a 3.8 education
and a 4.2 GPA.
We steal from ourselves
and get away with the scam,
what's the measure of merit
with less give a damn?
These unlimited options
sure have me confused,
while all the conveniences
keep me properly lubed.
In this red-light district
with the whore of inflation,
the ROI's math
don't pay for vacation.
So let's just admit it,
this extra credit's quite a fluffer,
cus when the tip's included
the service will suffer.