Backpack-N-Eldorado

By Brooks Buford

On Straight Outta Rehab

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Age zero in Alabama on wire road in a camper

Son of a sad mom and a genius with bad grammar

Moved to Atlanta drivin' down Buford in a Pontiac

Pops was all that, had me off in the back with Jim and Jack

Knew I'd grow up to be him

By the time I was 12 drinkin' vodka and gin

Throwin' rocks on the interstate, thinkin' it all was great

When I finally met that white girl things started to break

Darkness, mayhem, I start to swayin'

Four days up and I start decayin'

Filthy, stinkin', drinkin' invading homes

Lookin' for what?

I'm fadin'

High, poison arrow

With a backpack and an Eldorado

High, poison arrow

And you better look up 'cuz you know that I'm comin' down

Got outta reHab in the spring, started doin' my thing

Had been to hell twice and I was only 17

Managed to stay sober, hustle and get over

Fell in love, got played, heart got mowed over

Had to start takin' meds, something wrong with my head

Turnin' into my mama layin' off in the bed

A six-year time lapse, good times and raps

Got me a new girl and headed for relapse

Darkness, mayhem, I start to swayin'

Four days up and I start decayin'

Filthy, stinkin', drinkin' invading homes

Lookin' for what?

I'm fadin'

My stinkin', thinkin', on the brink and drinkin'

You wanna argue with me

You might as well put my mouth to the liquor

You want it, let's start it

You want psychotic, you got it

Don't be neurotic, too hell with logic

I'll show you idiotic

High, poison arrow

With a backpack and an Eldorado

High, poison arrow

And you better look up 'cuz you know I'm comin' down

I grab the keys up off the table

Told my girl another fable

Said I be right back, sugar

Jumped in the ride and called the dealer

Cuz there ain't nobody realer

When you need that sack, cracker

Give me four of the good stuff and free my soul

Give me three of the bad, I put the rest in my bowl

If I'm lyin', I'm flyin'

Get busy livin' or busy dyin'

I'm dizzy from Carolina

To Georgia the sun shinin'

Back in the hospital rainin' May

Don't worry 'bout me I'll be okay

Same ol' song, different day

Why do I even try?

Another 28 days I'll be goin' away

Don't worry 'bout me I'll be okay

Same ol' song, different day

Tell mama not to cry

Mainline the sky

Gone

High, poison arrow

With a backpack and an Eldorado

High, poison arrow

You think I wanna be domesticated?

What am I? a cat?

You think that maybe you could just take a couple of seconds off my back

You want to scream and cry

Can't you see that I'm tryin' real hard not to get high?

What you want me to die?

High, poison arrow

And you better look up 'cause you know I'm comin' down