Reach Out

Soft spoken like Charmin The earth is down to you You'd sacrifice the clothes off your body in a winter storm Forever putting yourself out of the photo Loyal to snakes Spearhead in your spine future bright as a lit billboard at 2 a.m. all for $2000 Now you live among rapists, murderers talking only within Came out of the closet to me and strictly me Regret fills lungs like butterflies My oldest friend Dreamt of being a pioneer We sucked ideas from each others brain World conquerors together Helped Mrs. Stalworth with 1000 groceries Taught the slow boy to double knot This is not your destiny You befriended me when I was fresh meat Orchestrating fundraisers in our minuscule community Catching game winning TD’s Unstoppable on the field Nicknamed sticky hands on the gridiron Now off it too What changed, pal? Times get rocky you taught me that Why can’t you take your own advice? Frustration boils like magma Secrets deteriorate a person like battery acid Why didn't you confide in me? Heroin destroys like tornados My heart full of glass and impotence I could have helped you, brother I'm sorry I let you fall off that never ending cliff