Macklemore Drug Dealer song lyrics

They said it wasn't a gateway drug

My homie was takin' subs and he ain't wake up

The whole while these billionaires, they kicked up

Payin' out congress so we take their drugs

Murderers who will never face the judge

And we dancin' to a song about our face goin' numb

But I've seen homies turn grey, noses draining blood

I could've been gone, out 30's, faded in that tub

That's Prince, Michael and Whitney

That's Amy, Ledger and Pimp C

That's Yams, that's DJ A.M

Goddamn they're making a killing

Now it's getting attention 'cause Sara, Katey and Billy

But this shit's been going on from Seattle out to South Philly

It just moved out about the city

And it spread out to the 'burbs

Now it's everybody's problem, got a nation on the verge

Take Activis off the market, jack the price up on the syrup

But Purdue Pharma's 'bout to move that work

My drug dealer was a doctor, doctor

Had the plug from Big Pharma, Pharma

He said that he would heal me, heal me

But he only gave me problems, problems

My drug dealer was a doctor, doctor

Had the plug from Big Pharma, Pharma

I think he tryin' kill me, kill me

He tried to kill me for a dollar, a dollar

And these devil's they keep on talkin' to me

They screamin' "Open the bottle", I wanna be at peace

My hand is gripping that throttle, I'm running out of speed

Tryin' close my eyes but I keep on sweatin' through these sheets, through these sheets

Four horseman, they won't let me forget

I wanna forge a prescription, 'cause doctor, I need some more of it

When Morphine and heroin is more of your budget

I said I'd never use a needle, but sure, fuck it

I'm caught up, I'm on one, I'm nauseous

No options, exhausted

This is not what I've started

Walkin' carcass, I lost everything I wanted

My blinds drawn, too far gone to leave this apartment

My drug dealer was a doctor, doctor

Had the plug from Big Pharma, Pharma

He said that he would heal me, heal me

But he only gave me problems, problems

My drug dealer was a doctor, doctor

Had the plug from Big Pharma, Pharma

I think he tryin' to kill me, kill me

Tried to kill me for a dollar, a dollar

More! More! More!

Re-up! Re-up!

Death certificate signed the prenup

Ain't no coming back from this Percocet, Actavis, Ambien, Adderral, Xanax binge

Best friends with the thing that's killing me

Enemies with my best friend, there's no healing me

Refilling these, refilling these

They say it's death, death

Institutions and DOC's

So God grant me the serenity to accept the things I can not change

Courage to change the things I can

And the wisdom to know the difference

And the wisdom to know the difference