goodbye normal genes
though i never..used you, at all
i'd have a taste and drug myself
around the room, i'd crawl
things crawled out of the woodwork
and they whispered as they came
i'd veg out on some pain pills
and i would not know my name

and it seems to me
i led my life...high on ganja, pills and gin
always needing drugs to get through
when the roof caved in
and i would have liked to known you
but now i've hit the skids
my mind was burned out long before
i finally flipped my lid

withdrawal can be tough
the toughest men will howl and bray
smack created a psyche, scarred
and pain is the price you pay
many folks have died
and their ghosts have haunted you
i was busted yesterday
and some heroin...was found...on this dude

and it seems to me
i led my life...high on ganja, pills and gin
always needing drugs to get through
when the roof caved in
and i would have liked to known you
but now i've hit the skids
my mind was burned out long before
i finally flipped my lid

goodbye normal genes
from this young man in his...personal death row
who's strung out on something...pharmaceutical
more messed up, now...merrily, i go

and it seems to me
i led my life...high on ganja, pills and gin
always needing drugs to get through
when the roof caved in
and i would have liked to known you
but now i've hit the skids
my mind was burned out long before
i finally flipped my lid