BROKEN DOWN ANGELS

BROKEN DOWN ANGELS It disny seem that long ago Toddling and having fun, Crawling then walking along the floor And learning how tae run. Potty trained and full eh life They’d run you af yer feet, A kiss on the cheek and I love you Wid make ye want tae greet. The greatest time you will ever have Is bringing up yer ain, You share the trials and tribulations The laughter and the pain. Wee schools done and high school starts They’re growing up just braw, Your perfect little Angels You sit and look in awe. The teenage year’s they’re shooting up They run aboot the street, Boyfriend’s girlfriend’s new pals They start to find their feet. Ready to leave the school now They’re getting a wee bit older, The life choices they start to make They get a wee bit bolder. You’ve done your best you’ve set them up You’ve taught them right from wrong, Their home is where their heart is They know where they belong. It’s party time every Friday night It starts wi a wee bit drink, Then it carries on till Saturday And then they start to think. A wee bit speed will keep me gaun I`ll make the Sunday sesh, But you’ve made it right tae Monday And you’re in an awfy mess. Your smoking dope tae bring ye doon You’ve ate nothing fir three days, Two or three street vallies And it’s all a dizzy haze. Charlie ket or magic It’s always party time, You argue wi yer mum and da But you tell them that you’re fine. You’re living like a vampire Ye sleep aw day while yer hame, Eftir a year of knocking the backside oot it You dinny look the same. Yer pals have aw got jobs noo And you’re still on the dole, Yer buying drugs and drink noo Wi money that ye stole. The Charlie’s cheap the ciders rot The vallies dae fir a bit, I’ll try a wee bit heroin Tae git a better hit. A hit so good it knocks you doon It curses through your veins, Your body feels like fire And you’re dancing in the flames. This is what paradise feels like It`s took away any hurt or pain, So you think aboot yer next fix To feel the fire again. Everything you owned you’ve sold Year on after year, Your parents gave up long ago Tae get you aff the gear. In and ooty jail fir years Where yer habit just got worse, Noo yer banned from your only home For stealing yer auld grans purse. You’ve stolen and robbed from your family You’ve broke your parents heart, They tried their best to help you But you tore their lives apart. To see what their child has become They’re left with an empty hole, To see you throw your life away To watch you lose your soul. If it’s no bad enough you’ve destroyed yer ain life Yev got yer 18 year old burd on the gear, She’ll be turning tricks fir a bag eh crack Her family fraught with fear. Social services sniffin aboot Tae see how the wee lassies fairin, Her bedsits a coup and there’s nae food tae eat And there gonny take away her wee bairn. You dart aboot the streets by day Like a hungry rancid rat, You sleep in skips and peoples huts Just like a stinkin feral cat. It`s methadone that keeps ye gaun Free drugs on the NHS, Yer teeth are black and rotten And yer body`s just a mess. Robbing bairns wi mobile phones And preying on the old, It didny seem that long ago When your choices were all bold. Ye go and rob the wrong yin And they run ye aff yer feet, Noo yer gitten a tankin and kicked aw er the street. Yer hiding in the daylight Yer feared tae show yer face, Nae one's saw ye fir a week Not an earthly trace. Was it an OD or the kickin you can take your pick, But ye couldny even turn roond As ye choked on your ain sick. Five days you lay there deed Another junkie gone, Your body rotten and broken You got shovelled up at dawn. Another life gone far too soon There’s too many died the same, But think about the parents Who’ve to live with all the pain. To watch your own wee angels suffer Then to put them in the ground, Feelings mixed with pain and relief It`s really quite profound. Your memories will never fade Of your wee bairns on your knee, And a little bag of powder That made things come to be. So as you’re getting older And you want to live and grow, If someone offers you drugs kids Just say bloody no.