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