Who knew why such ruffians Squandered and squabbled Dear to me their brutish good looks Pulling out pockets' linings Showing how no cent remained Not a **** dime to their name Chasing absent dreams called fame Just deterioration From what was once Gleaming teeth Combed hair Finer threads Now cement beds Lay them down at night Oh what a sight My parlayed partners Still jiving and hustling Crackling and busting *** for that quick fix Sick, I tell you How glory appears in their eyes It's a story of addiction's surprise That grab on you How it happened to him too Gleam! That glisten and sheen Then sweat Soaked in an essence we've set Of our inner spoiling Tormented toiling When we shoot that boot to get That desperate need never met