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.