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DEALING WITH ADDICTION |
I used to think my drugs were fun,
That they were used by everyone,
That there was nothing wrong with them,
That I could get along with them.
That I would find new highs and thrills
By taking new, exotic pills.
A happiness, I sought to find,
by altering, somehow, my mind.
Real soon, it had caught up to me:
Things weren't as I'd hoped they'd be.
What I'd thought I'd found was treasure,
What once, I thought, had brought me pleasure...
Had brought my life to utter ruin.
My whole world just kept ungluin'.
Pain surmounting, day by day,
Pain that wouldn't go away.
The drugs would bring a few more kicks,
But that was such a short lived fix.
I only added to my pain.
I know that it must seem insane.
Some real nice girlfriends, I had lost,
Friendships that my drugs had cost,
Fond possessions, doped away,
Jobs I'd like to have today.
So much life that I had missed,
I could write an endless list.
The point that I am tryin' to state
Is quit right now, 'fore it's too late.
I swear to you that living clean
Will show you things you've never seen:
That you can overcome the pain,
and live a fruitful life again.
Ain't you suffered, quite enough?
It's time to call addiction's bluff.
You have to have had enough of it;
Don't you agree - it's time to quit?