January 5th, 2001 4 years old I am sledding A day filled with fun My parents they smile My baby sister she laughs All together so happy But it just couldn't last
A phone call, so brief Told of death in my home My best friend, my uncle Had died last night, all alone Overdosed they say, ****** hits hard His mother crying and crying, begging to God To bring him back please, save him just once But God plays no favorites, and what's done is done
Poison in my veins, I can feel it when I breathe The blood of an addict lives on inside of me Pills and cigarettes, comfort in pain Unable to escape that nagging in the back of my brain Because the man I knew so long ago seemed happy Or so my younger self was told And though I swear I know better I can't help but dream Of giving his life a go