A Drug in this Town
Current mood: 
miserable
Category: Life
There’s a drug in this town that can always be found
If you’ve tried it you’re a fool, it is mean, it is cruel
I can tell you these things because they’re tried and they’re true
And though you can’t see it, it has probably hurt you
They say it takes your money, your teeth, and your fat
But people who’ve been there know it takes more than that
It takes your ambition, your pride, and your heart
It thwarts you purpose in life, your own special part
It’s deceptive; if feels like it may give more than take
But it substitutes real qualities with ones that are fake
Until you no longer can function yourself
And what was once naturally yours, now sits on a shelf
No time for deep thinking, no time for your soul
No time for your spirit to learn and to grow
Your physical body now depends on the drug
Without it all systems move like a slug
Things that happen with people in life that aren’t right
Don’t deal with it, stuff it, keep it in there, hold it tight
Knowing it doesn’t take much to feel back on top
Just snort a quick line, smoke a puff, slam a drop
Your life looks good on the surface above a rotten foundation
Underneath are depression, hopelessness and stagnation
You never see improvement, you never see change
You never move forward, your problems are always the same
It makes you thoughtless and it makes you hard
Life rushes past fast but it leaves you scarred
You’re always so busy, there’s so much to do
But in the end you’ve done nothing and you’re no longer you
So walk away now, far away if you can
Never look back and never give in
Take what’s left of your Self and leave all the strife
And give thanks to God for your precious life
If you’ve tried it you’re a fool, it is mean, it is cruel
I can tell you these things because they’re tried and they’re true
And though you can’t see it, it has probably hurt you
They say it takes your money, your teeth, and your fat
But people who’ve been there know it takes more than that
It takes your ambition, your pride, and your heart
It thwarts you purpose in life, your own special part
It’s deceptive; if feels like it may give more than take
But it substitutes real qualities with ones that are fake
Until you no longer can function yourself
And what was once naturally yours, now sits on a shelf
No time for deep thinking, no time for your soul
No time for your spirit to learn and to grow
Your physical body now depends on the drug
Without it all systems move like a slug
Things that happen with people in life that aren’t right
Don’t deal with it, stuff it, keep it in there, hold it tight
Knowing it doesn’t take much to feel back on top
Just snort a quick line, smoke a puff, slam a drop
Your life looks good on the surface above a rotten foundation
Underneath are depression, hopelessness and stagnation
You never see improvement, you never see change
You never move forward, your problems are always the same
It makes you thoughtless and it makes you hard
Life rushes past fast but it leaves you scarred
You’re always so busy, there’s so much to do
But in the end you’ve done nothing and you’re no longer you
So walk away now, far away if you can
Never look back and never give in
Take what’s left of your Self and leave all the strife
And give thanks to God for your precious life
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