Cod'ine

And my belly is cravin', I got a shakin' in my head
 I feel like I'm dyin', and I wish I were dead
 If I lived 'til tomorrow, it'll be a long time
 For I'll reel, and I'll fall and rise on cod'ine
 And it's real, oh, Lord, it's real, one more time
 When I was just a young girl, I learned not to care
 Wild whiskey in front and I often did swear
 My mother and father said, "Whiskey is a curse"
 But the fate of their baby was many times worse
 And it's real, Lord, it's real, one more time
 Stay away from the city, stay away from the town
 Stay away from the men pushin' that cod'ine around
 Stay away from the stores where the remedy is found
 Live for better, your pain than be caught on cod'ine
 And it's real, Lord, it's real, one more time
 You'll forget your woman, you'll forget about your man
 Aye, try it once, and you'll try it again
 You'll forget about life, you'll forget about time
 Then you'll live up your days as a slave to cod'ine
 And it's real, Lord, it's real, one more time
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 If I die tomorrow, it's still one thing I've done
 Will I pity the one that I've come to know when I was young?
 Will my once satisfaction that comes when I take it
 When I'm living my life without cod'ine to the dreams
 And it's real, Lord, it's real, one more time
 And it's real, Lord, it's real, one more time
 And it's real, Lord, it's real, one more time