I heard somebody fixed today
  There was no last goodbyes to say
  His will to live ran out
  I heard somebody turned to dust
    Looking back at what he left
  A list of plans and photographs
  Songs that never will be sung
  These are the thinge he won't get done
    I've seen the man use the needle, seen the needle use the man
  I've seen them crawl from the cradle to the gutter on their hands
  The fight a war but it's fatal, it's so hard to understand
  I've seen the man use the needle, seen the needle use the man
    Just one shot to say goodbye
  One last taste to mourn and cry
  Scores and shoots, the lights go dim
  Just one shot to do him in
    He hangs his head and wonders why
  Why the monkey only lies
  But pay the pauper, he did choose
  He hung his head inside the noose
    I've seen the man use the needle, seen the needle use that man
  I've seen them crawl from the cradle to the coffin on their hands
  They fight a war but it's fatal, it's so hard to understand
  I've seen the man use the needle, seen the needle in his hand
  Cryptic writing on the wall, the beginning of the end
  I've seen myself use the needle, seen the needle in my hand