Story Behind The Song

Enron, World Com, Health South, etc.

Song Description

An executive in trouble with the SEC tries to convince us that he's innocent and ruminates on the irony of life.

Lyrics

White Collar Criminal
Words and Music by Gordon McLeod © 2004
beyondthepale@tyler.net
Verse 1
I started out with good intentions,
But somehow I just lost sight
Then all that was left was the money grubbin?
,And thrashin? through the night.
I used to have a cushy job,
I used to be on the Board of Directors,
But now I?m sittin? here in this cheesy little room
Feeling like a cold war defector.

Chorus 1
I ain?t no white collar criminal
Help me beat this rap,
Cuz lately I?ve been feelin? like a fallen angel with the Devil sittin? in my lap.

Verse 2
I used to know a girl named Margolis,
Eyes as black as night,
With kinky hair and a beautiful smile
And clothes that fit just right.
She never cared what the boys all said
She just held her head up high,
And the Brittanys and the Heathers just ostracized her,
Passed her right on by.

Chorus 2
I ain?t no white collar criminal
Help me beat this rap,
Cuz lately I?ve been feelin? like the Mighty Casey at the plate with a broken bat.

Bridge
Time goes by, we lose what we don?t use.
I lost my soul to The Bloomberg News.

Verse 3
I started out with good intentions
Standing in the light,
But somehow you just lose perspective,
Get caught up in the fight.
When they came to me to approve the scam,
I was already too far gone.
I didn?t have to hear it on the news
The day it all went wrong.
Chorus 4
I ain?t no white collar criminal
Help me beat this rap,
Cuz lately I?ve been feelin? like a bungie jumper who just heard a loud snap.
I ain?t no white collar criminal
Help me beat this rap,
Cuz lately I?ve been feelin? like a desperado and the train just jumped the track.
I ain?t no white collar criminal
Help me beat this rap,
Cuz lately I?ve been feelin? like a fallen angel with the Devil sittin? in my lap.