They said it wasn't a gateway drug My homie was takin' subs and he ain't wake up The whole while, these billionaires stay caked-up Paying out Congress so we take their drugs Murderers who will never face the judge And we dancin' to a song about our face goin' numb But I seen homies turn gray, noses drainin' blood I could've been gone, off 30's faded in that tub That's Prince, Michael and Whitney, that's Amy, Ledger and Pimp C That's Yams, that's DJ A.M God damn, they're making a killing Now it's getting attention cause Sara, Katey and Billy But this shit's been going on from Seattle out to South Philly It just moved up out the city And spread out to the 'burbs Now it's everybody's problem, got a nation on the verge Take Activis off the market, jack the price up on the syrup But Purdue Pharma's 'bout to move that work My drug dealer was a doctor, doctor Had the plug from Big Pharma, Pharma He said that he would heal me, heal me But he only gave me problems, problems My drug dealer was a doctor, doctor Had the plug from Big Pharma, Pharma I think he trying to kill me, kill me He tried to kill me for a dollar, dollar And these devils they keep on talkin' to me They screamin', "Open the bottle," I wanna be at peace My hand is gripping that throttle, I'm running out of speed Try to close my eyes but I just keep on sweatin' through these sheets, through these sheets Four horseman, they won't let me forget I wanna forge a prescription, 'cause, doctor, I need some more of it When Morphine and heroin is more your budget I said I'd never use a needle, but sure, -blam!- it I'm caught up, I'm on one, I'm nauseous No options, exhausted This is not what I started Walkin' carcass, I lost everything I wanted My blinds drawn, too gone to leave this apartment My drug dealer was a doctor, doctor Had the plug from Big Pharma, Pharma He said that he would heal me, heal me But he only gave me problems, problems More, more, more Re-up, re-up Death certificate signed the prenup Ain't no coming back from this percocet Actavis, ambien, adderral, xanax binge Best friends with the thing that's killing me Enemies with my best friend, there's no healing me Refilling these, refilling these They say it's death, death Institutions and DOC's So God grant me the serenity to accept the things I can not change Courage to change the things I can And the wisdom to know the difference And the wisdom to know the difference