I can go wherever I want
Whenever I want
It’s warm inside
When the heating’s on
I had a family, friends and love
I lost them all to that dirty drug
No job, no money, no desire
On the streets a thief, a beggar, a liar
You can’t tell me
What I should be
You haven’t seen
What I’ve been through
Cigarettes, alcohol, black and blue
It’s blood on skin there’s not a lot a kid can do
So don’t judge me
I won’t jump you
I’d sell my lung, my mother, my son
To get what I need to get me some
Desperation is a one way street
It’s hard to walk with needles in your feet
You’re sold a dream of joy and escape
The first time is good when you open the gate
The tough things get easy as your eyes dilate
Inside your reeling at your fall from grace
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