My dear loaded friend
Please hear what I'm saying
You're not gonna win

At this game you're playing
You'll go straight to hell
If you go anywhere

I tell you this
Only because I care
Slow down friend

Your wicked ways you've got to mend
Hit the brakes my friend
You're headed for a dead end

You're pulling the wool
Over everyone's eyes
When you say that you're clean

While you savor your highs
Yes, you are slick
And I'm just a fool

But the Devil
Is gonna take you to school
You knew you were losing the game you were in

When you had to do time for !@(%
You turned to the Lord and you got salvation
But you thought it would be different with some medication

After your completion of a famous rehab
Your doctor prescribed you some Loritab
It helped your anxiety and general pain

But the pilot was ignited and now you're insane
You say it's from a doctor so it doesn't count
You have a real prescription for a medical amount

You speak sober lingo but your eyes are pinned
You'd suck my @@#! for some Vicodin
Like so many before, you developed "bad back"

And to cool it down, took a chunk o' smack
One day at a time you sell your soul
Submerged in denial, you're out of control

The real things in your life are up on the shelf
Like most of us, I guess, you've got to find out for yourself
You don't want a square telling you what to do

The rules of the road don't apply to you
But when I look in your eyes, my heart gets the knife
Cuz you made a wrong turn on the road of life

I'm only trying to flag you down my friend
Pull over, turn around, you're headed for a dead end