The Line

Lyrics

[Intro - Voice samples] You don't gotta walk that line You don't gotta walk that line Don't go that road alone [Verse 1 - Sims] The first Vic' took to make his leg feel right Within a few nights the dose went up to two Within a month it was all that he could chew Then the [?] the vice started grippin' tryin' to shake that feeling loose He said: prescriptions, that ain't no addiction This is quick fixin' daily afflictions, mind your business You ain't never walk in my shoes Plus who are you to judge? You ain't never seen these hues Started flirtin' with Percs' but that ain't work enough Copped some OxyContin, now the high's chirpin' up Five mils, ten mils, twenty mils Stop the chills Refills stop the feelin' Dave stopped payin' bills A hole in his stomach, hole in the budget And a hole in the bucket that the pills ain't pluggin' And I ain't budgin' on this one Ain't no runnin' from this, son One night we're drinkin' whiskey I said: sit down and listen I said: Dave you're my friend and I love you But I see a darkness, a cloud that hangs above you The night can get so heartless, a brighter day's ahead But you gotta spark it, shake that sun loose And I said [Chorus - Sims] You don't have to walk that line You don't have to walk that line Don't go that road alone You don't have to walk that line You don't have to walk that line Don't go that road alone [Verse 2 - Sims] Cassie's not eatin' Parents never minded But that's not the reason she takes her problems quiet If you ask her she'll deny it, but that ain't no diet Livin' on the silent alone, skin tight to the bone Flippin' through the pages of her favorite magazine And it encircles her with writhing agony She don't look like those women and it eats her away And the children in the hallway ain't got nuttin' to say They just walk on by She just wants to hide and disappear completely So no food resolutely and she'll do it too discretely But that ain't hers uniquely, you can see it on the tv Sellin' sex to preteens it ain't easy Teachers takin' notice, brought her to the clinic All these sons and daughters, body image martyrs But it ain't worth the sickness, the darkness brought upon us I hope you listen, we need you with us Honest [Chorus - Sims] You don't have to walk that line You don't have to walk that line Don't go that road alone You don't have to walk that line You don't have to walk that line Don't go that road alone