Honor Bound

Jared, Justin, John, and Joe

Lied and lied, they didn't know

That meaning yes and saying no

Would not make their honor grow.

Perchance some sly and sickly spy

Has gone and told them all a lie

And maybe that's the reason why

Their honor's left there, high and dry.

Their honor's feeling pretty bad

If you were it, would you feel sad?

I bet that lying makes it mad.

Instead of lying, make it glad.

Justin, Jared, Joe, and John

Know how to go right on and on,

Because their lies make them withdrawn:

The feeling left when honor's gone.

Justin cheats on every test,

So teachers thought him to be best,

But as a doctor now he's dressed.

His honor faded, broken, messed.

Jared forged his father's check,

A simple shuffling of the deck,

But now he's dead and on to heck.

His honor lost, 'cause he's a wreck.

Joe looked into politics,

Biden time, but doesn't fix

The little pokes, the little pricks,

That honor sees as bitter tricks.

John no longer lies a ton,

He's married now, has lots of fun.

He loves his wife, and loves his son,

So goes life when honor's won.