Elixir for the troubled soul...

It’s been
3 years
Since my
Last drink
 
Not a day
Goes by
That I  
Don’t think
 
Of the trail
It wracked  
Through my  
Shit life
 
My fucked
Up kid
My damaged
Ex wife

He hates the way it made him feel
But it did  the trick alright
Elixir for a troubled soul
That helped the mind sleep tight.
 
She walks
Into the  
Corner store
Just another
In a chain
Of broken whores
 
She tries to  
Walk right  
Right past
The aisle
A futile gesture
Not worth her while
 
She hates the way it makes her feel
But it does the trick alright
Elixir for her troubled soul
To help her sleep at night.
 
They took
To glue
Instead of booze
Just another
Way of  
Getting through
 
Their fucked up
Life of agony
Battling demons
No one sees
 
They hate the way it makes them feel  
But it does the trick alright
Elixir for the troubled soul
To make the mind sleep tight.
 
Oh it doesn’t
Have to
Be this way
Nowhere to  
Hide your shame
 
There’s no one
Else comes  
To your aid
No one  
To shoulder pain
 
You hate the way it makes you feel
But it does the trick alright
Elixir for the troubled soul
To help the mind sleep tight
 
And still
It’s sold
Our gateway drug
A pathway  
To appease
 
It’s marketed
On fragile souls
With good
Old corporate greed
 
They love the way it makes us feel
It does the trick alright
Elixir for our troubled souls
That helps them sleep at night