I was born on Snake Hill And that's where I'll probably die Because I don't like to kill But I've got poison in my bite
Well, I feel safe to say That I should probably stay upon Snake Hill
My mother told me, "Son, you've got strychnine in your blood It comes from pedigree ancestory" She warned me not to grieve Said my concience was too deep That when I bite It would hurt mostly me
For many many years I stayed up on that hill Occasionaly I'd go down to the edge To see what I could see So curiousty got the best of me
Its a big world and it's not fair to me To stay up there when there's so much to see I want to play with others that I need to meet
Poison will be poison until it's through Soon I hit the world I discovered that a girl Was what my mother tried to hide from me She could make you feel alive She could make you want to die And that's exactly what she did to me
And it was only self defense And I coiled up and I bit I let my venom run into her veins And I sat and watched her die Then I realized I was born on Snake Hill And that's where I'll probably die Because I don't like to kill But I've got poison in my bite Well, I feel safe to say That I should probably stay upon Snake Hill And it's a big world and it's not fair to me To have to stay when there's so much to see I want to play with others that I need to meet
And poison will be poison until it's through Poison will be poison until it's through Poison will be poison until it's through Poison will be poison until it's through