Started with a pain in my heart
That compromised my sanity
I was really fallin apart
An angel came and rescued me
She has a gift of healin power
And it works on me for hours and hours
She's a painkiller, she works on me
Painkiller, oh yea, set me free 

She lives all by herself now
In a bad neighborhood
When she comes out tonight 
She be lookin mighty good
And right now I need her so much
She ease my pain with just one touch
She's a painkiller, she works on me
Painkiller, oh, set me free

She not the cure for all my ills
But when I hurt I know she will
She's a painkiller, she works on me
Painkiller, yea, set me free

There's a real fine line between addiction and love
But I know when the night time comes
I got no choice, I got to succumb to my
Painkiller, she works on me
Painkiller, set me free