Ode to an addict

I came to this country without a passport
Ever since then I've been hunted and sought
My little brown leaves are nothing to waste
Soft and deadly, and great to taste
But I'm a world of power and all know it's true
Use me once and you'll know it, too
I can make a mere schoolboy forget his books
I can make a world-famous beauty neglect her looks
I can make a good man forsake his wife
Send a greedy man to prison for the rest of his life
I can make a man forsake his country and flag
Some think my adventure's a joy and a thriller
But I'll put a gun in your hand and make you a killer
In cellophane wrappers I've found my way
To heads of state, to children at play
I'm financed in China, Ran in Japan
I'm respected in Turkey and I'm legal in Siam
I take my addicts and make 'em steal, borrow, beg
So be you Italian, Jewish, Black, or Mex
I can make the most virile of men forget their sex
So now... So now, my man, you must... You know, do your best
To keep up your habit until your arrest
Now the police have taken you from under my wing
Do you think they dare defy me? I, who am king?
Now, you must lie in that county jail
Where I can't get to you by visit or mail
So squirm with discomfort, wiggle and cough
Six days of madness and you might throw me off
Curse me in name, defy me in speech
But you'd pick me up right now if I were in your reach
All through your sentence you've become resolved to your fate
Fear not, young man or woman... I'll be waiting at the gate
And don't be afraid, don't run... I'll not chase
Sure, my name is Cuban and you'll be back for a taste
Behold! You're hooked
Your foot is in the stirrup
And make haste, mount the steed, and ride him well
For the white horse of fakes will ride you to Hell




Ahhh, BTW...........Fire one!

Hmmmm, that sounds like my story. This is/was my drug of choice. I remember sqirming in the county jail many times only to return to what got me there without thought. Glad those days are gone for me. Now I get to go into jails and help people described in this song. What a gift each day brings without the sickness.

Jim

We all have the sickness here.

stepthirteen said:

What a gift each day brings without the sickness.

Jim

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Sickness or not, i like the poem. That's got to be one of your best. :thumbs:

AVB said:

We all have the sickness here.

stepthirteen said:

What a gift each day brings without the sickness.

Jim

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Agreed, just different symptoms I guess :whistling:.

Jim

X2, that's why we are here. BTW great poem, just wonderful.

Like all the other bombing songs I didn't write this, just changed it a bit. I'm surprised nobody has figured it out yet since you guys usually are all over it.

I believe this was the late, great James Brown singing about the horse, heroine.

Cparker

In my best Ed McMahon voice "You are correct sir!"

stepthirteen said:

Hmmmm, that sounds like my story. This is/was my drug of choice. I remember sqirming in the county jail many times only to return to what got me there without thought. Glad those days are gone for me. Now I get to go into jails and help people described in this song. What a gift each day brings without the sickness.

Jim

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I will never forget those days or I'll be doomed to repeat. Thank God for H&I

Brian

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stepthirteen said:

Hmmmm, that sounds like my story. This is/was my drug of choice. I remember sqirming in the county jail many times only to return to what got me there without thought. Glad those days are gone for me. Now I get to go into jails and help people described in this song. What a gift each day brings without the sickness.

Jim

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I will never forget those days or I'll be doomed to repeat. Thank God for H&I

Brian

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Amen to that brother, I used to do a little, but a little got more and more, you get the drift.

Jim

The recipient is shy so I'll let him keep his privacy..........this time.

I heard that if I need any of this stuff I can just ask around in any town and the users will be more than happy to help me out!