Dave the dope fiend
Sleeping on the late train to Fort Green
Once the heroin fades through his whole stream
He waking up to see his way through the smoke screen
No money to his name for horsey
Can he score another day with no strings
Do he try and stay away and go clean
Or try stretching out the H with codeine
Poor Davey his legs is so weak
He sway trying to stay on his old feet
Body aching the cravings so deep
Dry tears on his face and crow's feet
Ain't showered or bathed in 4 weeks
He ain't eaten for days and no drink
People offering change to go eat
But there's a dragon to chase with no wings
He need a bag of that...
Fast forward next day... He feeling cold in the summer
Before too long he starts to fold to the hunger
The Jones so hard the dragon woke from the slumber
Waiting all day to feel his pulse in the plunger
So he makes his way to a block he knows
Where the tar is cheap and papi lace the platanos
Ran into Danny Boy, he stock the ill envelopes
Mad brown, mad krills, mad Galapagos
Dave: Aye young blood, how bout you let me hold some
Danny: kick rocks homeboy you still owe me, don't front
Dave: Nigga, I'll have that soon, you know I'm good for it
Danny: Matter fact I believe there's something you can do for me
My girl Sarah been sneaking off with good product so I need someone that'll leave her in a wood coffin
Use caution, she slick and might give you the slip, take no risk and use this old shotgun
Now Davey ain't take a life since his days in the service
But his frame of mind got him thinking that it's worth it
So at Veronica place by Tilden
On the roof of a building, shotgun concealed in...
A duffle bag, leaned off that dreary lane muffin man
Trying to work up the nerve just to pump it back
He starts pacing on the roof back and forth
Heard footsteps racing to the roof access door
Out bursts a young man with an automatic baby glock
Hot pursuit, just tried to shoot a lady cop
Asked Dave for more ammo but he had none
More shocked the kid looked young enough to be his grandson
Almost handed him the pump for a second
But thought maybe he should point him in the right direction
Before a cautionary word, he ran down the stairs
No time for a burn out, kid got the fuck outta there

To be continued...