The Same

Well a young man, a little older than me
stopped me by an alley, said "what's it gonna be"

Pulled back his trench coat, showed me what he had
a bunch of broken Rolex, couple missing a hand

He said "I sure like your style
so I'll make it worth you wild"  
I just said no, turned and walked away

Well a druggy on the corner tried to hit me for a bill
it was easy to tell, he ain't had no will

Broke down so many times you couldn't tell him apart
from the folks across town, down in the graveyard

The tears did start to flood
like the narco' in his blood
telling him no was the hardest thing to say

Well walking down the street, saw a blue eyed beauty
nearly stopped me dead, said "hey there cutie"

she said "how 'bout you me take a little climb
up to my place and have a hell of a time"

dump that girl I seen you with
and I'll give you a trip
off to places you ain't never been

I said nooo no
nooo no, nooo no
I don't play that game
I said nooo no
no no no no, I said nooo no
and you should do the same

Well some old ghost stopped me in the park
He said "slow down boy you're walking in the dark

I know you're in a place that you've seen
but it ain't no place you've ever been

you think you're above it all
but that just hardens the fall
so how 'bout you get off of your high horse"

I said nooo no
nooo no, nooo no
I don't play that game
I said nooo no
no no no no, I said nooo no
and you should do the -

before I could finish he stopped me right there
said "there's only one way to get me out of your hair
see, I know your old man died this way
and until you learn that everything you say
can't hold water, wont phase a soul
cause a hypocrite's word's only half the toll
to pay your way through the pearly gate
that you meet at the end of your fate
so I suggest that you shape up-"
ENOUGH!

he said "nooo no
nooo no, nooo no
boy you best quit this game
he said nooo no
nooo no, nooo no
cause your old man and you are the same

I said nooo no
no no no no, nooo no
I don't live life that way
I said nooo no
no no no no, I said no no no
no no no, no no no
no-

you're right, you and me are the same