Junkie S Lament lyrics

junkie`s lament

rikki`s been kicking the gong
lickety split didn`t take too long
a junkies sick a monkeys strong
that`s what`s wrong

well i guess he`s been messing around down town
so sad to see the man losing ground
he`s winding down behind closed doors
on all fours

mama don`t you call him my name
he can`t hear you anymore
and even if he seems the same to you
that`s a stranger to your door
go on ask him what`s he come here for

oh my god a monkey can move a man
send him to hell and home again
with an empty hand in the afternoon
shooting for the moon

he`s halfway sick and it`s halfway stoned
he`d sure like to quit but he`s too far far gone
and they`ll wind him down with the methadone
he`s all on his own

baby don`t you throw your love away
i hate to seem unkind
it`s only that i understand the man
that the monkey can leave behind
and i used to think he was a friend of mine
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