Lyrics: "How Long Can This Go On?"

Another song lyric. This is just a bunch of nonsense! It really doesn't mean anything. It was all written in about 15 minutes. Just a stream of consciousness kind of thing. I have a melody sort of worked up for it, and a sort of pop-punk arrangement in mind. I'm anxious to see what becomes of this.

How long can this go on?

I thought about it for a long, long time
But I never could decide
If I was better off without you here
Without you standin' by my side

I asked my doctor for some good advice
Said it would kill me in the end
I wrote a letter to editor, babe
She didn't wanna be my friend

But oh, how long can this go on?
But oh, how long can this go on?

I bought a TV at the discount store
Went home and hung it on my wall
I went lookin' for the edge of the world
Now it's another shopping mall

I found a quarter and I gave it away
I broke stick of gum in half
I asked my banker for a a couple of days
Aw, man you should have seen him laugh

But oh, how long can this go on?
But oh, how long can this go on?

I called my baby on the telephone
I told her all about my day
She only told me not to call her no more
She never liked me anyway

I thought about it for a long, long time
But I never could decide
If I was better off without you here
Without you standin' by my side

But oh, how long can this go on?
But oh, how long can this go on?