Body And Soul

Ah, my last time gettin' high

Ooh, ooh yeah
It's taking over me
Body and soul
Body and soul, ooh yeah

Fallin' in love ain't no joke
Some praise dope like the Catholic praise the pope
I'm looking at my life through the hour glass
How much longer in this world will I last?
Boostin', basin', runnin' the cops chasin' (oh, will it last?)
Big time I be facin' in need of a vacation
Got caught, did a year, never kicked the habit
First day on the streets, still had to have it (body and soul)
Back on the scene a full fledged fiend
Pull a scheme and get high by all means (ooh)
A quarter spoon a day is my medicine
I ain't never had a high that was better than (oh)
When I'm nodding, driftin' in my own zone
I wanna be left all alone (leave me alone)
Some frontin' like they high (but they ain't high)
The ultimate high is when you die (I'm so high)

Please tell me why, I'm hooked on this dope
It's got me feeling out of control
I can't deny, no no, that I need help
It's taking over my body and soul (no, I didn't get it)
Body and soul

Being addicted to this dope makes me wonder (ooh)
Will it be an overdose to take me under?
Or another dope fiend with the same habit (kill me)
Puttin' a knife in my back like a street savage? (Oh)
And the road that I travel is a dark route
From one spot to another then the jail house
It seems that I'm waiting on my day to pass
Methadone is what I'm on, no, I can't last (body and soul)
As I withdraw, drips with sweat to make it through the night
But trying to kick this fuckin' habit it's a strong fight (this habit is strong)
I seen my girl overdose, it's been three days
Impulses, convulsions sendin' me in a daze
I can hear 2Pac tellin' me to be strong (you better be strong)
But my nigga got stoned and left us out here alone (you better be strong)
I know I gots to quit before my future unfolds (oh)
This shit got the best of my body and soul

Please tell me why, I'm hooked on this dope
It's got me feeling out of control
I can't deny, no no, that I need help
It's taking over my body and soul
Body and soul

Picture your dreams on a triple beam
Don't underestimate the power of a fiend (body and soul)

Picture your dreams on a triple beam
Don't underestimate the power of a fiend (body and soul)

I'm lost and turned out, do anything for a fix
Dying slow and can't seem to kick the habit (yeah)
Shot up so much dope I can't find a good vein
But when I ain't high my whole body's in pain
So everyday I'm searching for that dog food (my body is in so much pain)
A lost soul in the ghetto like a whirlpool
In a shack with five other dope fiends
Who got tracks damn near lower than a Soul Train
And it's a shame 'cause all it took was one hit
Straight to the vein now they got a nigga losin' it
A true hustler having money turned junky
I wanna stop but they say I can't shake the monkey (I can't shake it)
Off my back, I even tried to go cold turkey (it's too cold)
But all it did was make me fiend more and mentally hurt me (it's so hard, yeah)
Quickly running out of time I got to watch the clock
So I'ma die on these streets caught up in Gridlocke'd

Please tell me why, I'm hooked on this dope (will eventually die)
It's got me feeling out of control
I can't deny, no no, that I need help
It's taking over my body and soul

Please tell me why, I'm hooked on this dope (tell me, ohh, help me)
It's got me feeling out of control
I can't deny, no no that I need help (I can't shake this, shake this)
It's taking over my body and soul (oh)
Body and soul

Body and soul

Estimate the power of a fiend (body and soul)