Used to have a treehouse,
Now I have a gun,
Used to have a house,
Now I have a gun,
Used to be on the streets,
Now I have a gun,
Used to be homeless,
Now I have a gun,
Used to smoke crystal,
Now I have a gun,
Used to shoot heroin,
Now I shoot guns,
Used to be alone,
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Now I have a gun,
Used to want to end it all,
Now I have a gun,
Used to have family,
Now I have a gun,
Used to be a lawyer,
Now I have a gun,
Used to have money,
Now I have a gun,
Used to have a Mistress,
Now I have no fun,
Used to have a mind,
Now I have a gun,
Used to take meds on time,
Now I have a gun,
Used to have a wife,
Now I have a gun,
Used to love my life,
Now I have a gun,
Used to be that Guy,
Now I have a gun,
Used to have something,
Now I have nothing at all,
Used to be someone to call,
Now I’m nothing but a curled up ball,
Used to have something to give,
Now I’m a guy with a homemade shiv,
Used to be able to talk with power,
Now I’ve got an uzi as I climb tower,
Used to be a regular chap,
Now I piss myself when I nap,
Used to sit and think,
Now I sit and drink,
Used to sign autographs,
Now I have a sign for quarters,
Used to have life behind my eyes,
Now my eyes are hollow and I’m dead inside,
As a youth I sold fries,
As a man I smoke fries,
Used to break my back for a worthless cheque,
Now I check shoulders before I break neck,
Used to have a gun in a safe,
Now I have a gun in my face,
Used to have a wallet in pocket,
Now I have no pocket in pants,
Used to lecture in uni halls,
Now I drink soup in a shelter hall,
Used to get begged by people too,
Now I’m begging for change off you.