I'm all strung-out, and, my money's spent Can't really tell ya' where last year went But, I've given up paying my bills for Lent My landlord, he says he wants his rent Fuck 'em! Hey, now, the women they come, the women they go The hens start to cackle when the cock starts to crow Hell, I take 'em in when the warm winds blow But, I boot 'em in the ass once it starts to snow Cause, fuuuuuuuuuck them! Yeah, got a letter from my folks, and, they say they're in debt They say that things are as bad as they can possibly get Y'know, I haven't answered that letter yet I might use it to light my cigarette Cause, fuuuuuuuuuck them! What'd they ever do for me anyway? Threw me outta the house when I was twenty-nine years old And cut off my allowance Fuck 'em! Hey, a woman come around and handed me a line About a lot of little orphan kids sufferin' and dyin' Shit, I give her a quarter, cause one of 'em might be mine Yeah, the rest of those bastards can keep right on cryin' I mean, fuuuck kids! Throw up on your shoulder, piss in your lap, Never give you nothing Fuck 'em! I had a fight last night with a big lumberjack I spent most the fight laying flat on my back You know he beat me up fair, and, that's a fact But, I busted his head as soon as he turned his back Cause, fuuuuuuuuuck "fair fighting"! Yeaaaaaah, y'know, my junkie buddy got the shakes again He give me five bucks in the autumn rain I'm supposed to bring back something to kill his pain, heh, hehAw, shit! I took the bread and I jumped on a train' Cause, fuuuuuuuuuck junkies! Menace to society, break into your house, steal your TV set And go pawn it, and stick up gas stations, then wanna get rehabilitated right next-door to you Fuck them! Hey, I caught a cold, I'm chilled and wet And, I'm coughing blood, and I'm short of breath And at the foot of my bed sits Old Man Death He says: " Hey Shel, " he says, " ain't you ready to go yet? "And, I says... " You're the Devil's favorite pet! " And, I says..."He's waitin' for ya...And, you're late..."And I says: "FUUUUUUUUUCK HIM! LET THE MOTHER WAIT! I GOT THINGS I AIN'T DONE YET, AND BILLS I HAVEN'T NOT PAID! I GOT PEOPLE I AIN'T FUCKED UP, AN' I GOT CHICKS THAT I HAVEN'T KNOCKED UP AND LEFT YET! I'VE GOT things TO DO...PLACES T' GO.... PEOPLE T' DO!HA HA-HA-HA!..." How's that?

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