I want to tell you a story 
About a man who did die 
And all he wanted from living 
Was the chance to get high 
So he set out to driving 
To do his dealing and score 
Well, he climbed up that mountain 
Yeah, yeah, ha had to have more 

He had to get high 

Next step up the ladder 
Was a needle so fine 
Just a crack-headed buster 
What better reason to fly 
He had a wife and some children 
And a Cadillac too 
He's got his head down that spiral 
There's nothing that we can do 

He had to get high 
So high 
Let's get high 

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He's lying alone in the gutter at night 
No friends to help him, nobody in sight 
Done all his talking to angels alone 
No hope in this life 
When you're scarred to the bone 

Y'know there's no death or glory 
When you're riding the wind 
Just the crash and explosion 
Of your head giving in 
Turning left at damnation 
Turning right at the fire 
In your veins there's a burning 
For your quest to get high 

He had to get high 
So high 
Let's get high