Down the lonely streets of desire
You're my angel of mercy all dressed in white
And I'm a smoking gun for hire

Takin' a walk on the wild side
Johnny's got a habit that he can't hide
Living life from high to high
As night time comes you can hear him cry

Buzz, buzz goes the needle
With each jolt of pain I call out your name
Buzz, buzz goes the needle
And I sacrifice not in vain, not in vain

Day is night and night is day
Being alive just gets in the way
The twisting snake inside his brain
Whispers to him it's time to kill the pain

They told him opportunity was just around the corner
He wore out his shoes trying to find that corner
He might just pick himself up again
Until it happens, until then

Buzz, buzz goes the needle
With each jolt of pain I call out your name
Buzz, buzz goes the needle
And I sacrifice not in vain, not in vain

He's got a new tattoo dedicated to you
As the ink and the blood mix with pain
It's a man on a white horse going nowhere
And the man has no face or no name

With the walls closin' in he's running for cover
He's spinning way out of control
He might just pick himself up again
Until it happens, until then

Buzz, buzz goes the needle
With each jolt of pain I call out your name
Buzz, buzz goes the needle
And I sacrifice not in vain, not in vain

Buzz, buzz goes the needle
Each drop of blood is a token of love
Buzz, buzz goes the needle
And I wait for a sign from above