Eight miles outta Galesburg, I'm starin' at the rain
Eight ball left of the cheap cocaine
And I'm lookin' at the sunlight, light through the pines
I couldn't tell you what it is, its always been mine
Now that I'm gone, I think of the man
With a meth pipe clutched in his bone-thin hand
I said, "Hey brother, I hope you get straight"
I bet I don't meet him at the pearly gates
I sing: Hey mama I been staring at the rain
A little heart break, a little soul pain
I been up all night on the cheap cocaine
Trynna make it better but its always the same
Well, I made a few new friends in a Rockford bar
I told 'em all lies, I said I was in charge
Of the afterparty where the women were loose
I partied with the metalheads, with gin and juice
Hungover as hell, I slept and shit on the lawn
I'm tired of twenty-somethings and their punk rock songs
Wake up in the morning and stumble towards the down
Sayin', "How ya doin' boy, it's been too long"
I sing: Hey mama, I been staring at the rain
A little heartbreak, a little soul pain
I been up all night on the cheap cocaine
Trynna make it better but it's always the same
On the streets of Chicago with sidekick Sally
I was hitting up the bars on Viagra Alley
Where the men pick up women not half their age
All I had for them was my tears and my rage
And I thought it was a fight so I went for my knife
And the man shook my hand with his kids and his wife
And I was so ashamed I hung back and cried
Leave all that to Saint Peter, wait 'til I die
I sing: Hey mama, I been staring at the rain
A little heart break, a little soul pain
I been up all night on the cheap cocaine
Trynna make it better but it's always the same
I been up all night, I been starin' at the sky
And I'm still lonely but I couldn't tell you
Why
