Well, I can't kick this habit And this junk is killin' me Yes, I can't kick this habit And this junk is killin' me Ever since I started this habit Ev'rything's been down on me
I hung around my friends And smoked reefer And I thought I was doin', alright Yes, I hung around my friends And smoked reefer And I thought, I thought I's doin', alright Now, I done lost a good woman And I have no place to sleep at night
Well, I went to the doctor See could he cure this habit for me Yes, I went to the doctor See could he cure this habit for me He looked at me and shook his head And said this dope is killin' me
(Oh, play it for me!)
(Oh, yeah!)
(guitar, piano & instrumental)
'Yes, I know it's killin' me'
'I don't feel good, anyhow'
'I wished I would-a listened To what my mother said'
'She told me that dope wasn't no good'
'I didn't pay it no mind I thought I was doin' alright'
'Now, I'm stayin' sick as I could be'
It don't pay, nobody Just to live their life so bad It don't pay, nobody Hoo-oo! Just to live, to live their life so bad If you just take it slow and easy Just as long as this habit lasts