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