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I've been sittin' here thinkin'
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'Bout when I started in drinking
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I went on to dope.. it surely did change my life
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I cried a tear in a beer for me
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I lost everything near and dear to me
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Mainly my children and my wife
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My idea of having a good time
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Was sitting with my head between my knees
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I knew everything there was to know
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Everything except which way to go
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1 cried "Oh God take me will You please"
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Many a time I swore up and down
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I didn't need all this junk that was going round
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I can quit but let me finish what I got
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After 311 this stuff sure costs a lot
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Then Ill get my feet back on the ground
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I can't tell anybody how to live their life
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even though inside we're all the same
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all those things are toys we're playing with
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you know we're all losers in the that game
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Since I've been straight and haven't been in my cups
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I'm not shooting downs or using ups
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you know I'm still crazy as a loon
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even though I don't run out and cop a spoon
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but thank the good lord god I had enough
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I got a friend his name is Richard grands
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he says you don't need to be stoned to grow a friend
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you're all beautiful people the way you are
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tell me what has that stuff done for you so far
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I've been sittin' here winkin and a blinkin
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I don't have to sit around no more and nod
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I can do anything I wanna do
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do it straight and do it so much better to
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it's gotta start right in your own backyard
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YOUR OWN BACKYARD
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| Dion Dimucci |
