hell to pay

once there was a time
i went for a long walk with a beautiful friend of mine
and it was dark
there was a serious small time dealer in the local town park
they said his bite was worse than his bark
and he was furious
well, a month later we all became curious
and it was after our first big bite
yeah, we started to feel alright
didn't want to get out of bed
i had a moment when i forgot everything i just said
and there was a terrible noise
all the girls and boys tossing their church house toys
and it was party on
as the man said, from dusk to dawn
and to settle the point we stayed inside the joint
singing songs watching the news
feeling painful while playing indiscriminate blues
falling on faces and falling on knees
thanks largely to trying too hard to please
lamented poets' ashes being very discreet
i had a moment when i forgot how to cross my neighborhood street
and would you admit you didn't crave a beautiful hit?
hell to pay trying to get over it
i had to buy the heaviest hammer to get over my handsome stammer
where people seldom go
it's not what i believe its what i know
and would you admit you didn't crave a beautiful hit?
hell to pay trying to get over it
so once there was a time
i went for a long walk with a beautiful friend of mine
and it was dark
there was a serious small time dealer in the local town park
they said his bite was worse than his bark
and he was furious
well, a month later we all became curious
and it was after our first big bite
yeah, we started to feel alright.