Do you remember
playing out in the street
and a man came by
said he had something
sweet
and it’s yours
for free
if you come with me

Your friends ran away
leaving you there
with a smile on your face
and a ribbon in your hair
all they could do was stare
as you walked away
holding his hand
they never saw you again

Do you remember
that time down on Clary
when those two dudes
rolled up looking scary
with their nines at their side

when they stepped
out of that fine
looking ride
you said that’s
the life for me
the way it ought to be
not taking shit
from nobody
now your doing life
in the penitentiary
with a guy named Earl

Do you remember
that feeling
when you took
what he was dealing
and it left your senses
reeling

clear down to your
tingling toes
your fingers
twitching
your nose
itching
your mind numb

did you know
it was dumb
or was you too
high to care
as they
laid you on the slab
in the autopsy lab

the man said
what a pity
this girl was so pretty
but that was never
enough for you