The Most Brilliant Disguise

The joke was on me

Oh, you made it not so clear

Only I was too awake to see

Before I could blink, I would shed a tear

 

Changed your tune

Time and time again

Came and went away too soon

Like we were some long lost kin

 

Whatever I heard

It took the place of all your lies

Thought I could at least get from base one to third

But that was your most brilliant disguise

 

Helped you get your life in check

Though you never said, “That’s okay”

Looks like I was playing with a dirty deck

So many chips placed and players anxious to play

 

Gave you my time

And everything else I would later despise

A lonely shot in the dark the size of a dime

All a part of your most brilliant disguise

 

What a brilliant disguise

You wear so well

How long before I run out of tries

And you see how far the fruit fell