Back when I was a kid didn’t know where to turn
Life’s hard lessons that I refuse to learn
So I turned to the drink
Couldn’t bare to think about the mess that I called family
Tried to drink away the pain
To help me cope with darker days
What I didn’t realise
It was just building up inside
For years I was lost
No helping hand in sight
Couldn’t even tell left from right
Confused and alone
I had a choice of live or die
With all the air my lungs I screamed life
I swore to never drink again
And always try for better days
It’s only now I realise
The straight edge saved my life
I speak on behalf of my own generation
The kids are sick and there is no medication
Left to fend for ourselves, and find that glimmer of hope
With an X on my hand I’ll rid my neck of the rope
I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again
Forged in Iron, Set in Stone
Til the end