Pill-Billy Blues

Bobby came from out of state
Hoping he could generate
Something that resembled a life

Get away from all the things
Keeping him from being king
Maybe even get a new wife

But ten years of hammering
Didn't change anything
And left him broken and bruised

So he got himself some opiates
Quickly placing all his bets
He'd always be able to choose

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You can't hide it
You're showing all the clues
Go tell your mamma
Her babies got them pilll-billy blues

Jenna was a lifer here
Never going anywhere
And washed up at only eighteen

Seen her share of ugly things
Never got a wedding ring
But somehow she always stayed clean

But pretty soon she met her match
Chasing things she couldn't catch
And snorting up all the remains

Now she's down to eighty pounds
Couldn't get much further down
"Just a little hobby" she claims

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You got Codeine and Fentanyl
Vicodine and Methodone
Guaranteed to help you  unwind

Morphine and Meperidine
Oxycontin, Percocet
And any cheap bottle of wine

And if none of those are strong enough
And just don't seem to get you off
You need to go further on down

So you get yourself some heroin
It's better then most anything
Available in every small town

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So anytime you're feeling blue
And life has got the best of you
You're feeling like you need a reprieve

You do the thing you're always taught
Find a pill that hits the spot
And pretty soon your troubles will leave

But the only thing they never say
The corporate whores or FDA
Is just what's at the end of the line

When you say goodbye to all your friends
As every dime you're going to spend
Is trying to get there one more time

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