[Intro - Harmonica solo, dark and intense]

I was chasing the dragon down a dark road
Carrying a heavy and destructive load
Cocaine and lies, that's all I knew
And I was dragging everyone down with me too


It started out as just a little taste
A way to escape from this place
But one hit turned into two
And before I knew, I was through

The white powder became my best friend
I thought it would never end
I lied to my family, I lied to my wife
I lied about the state of my life

I stole from my friends to feed my habit
Didn't care about the damage, I was a rabbit
Running from the truth, running from the pain
Cocaine was my only refrain

Cocaine and lies, that's my story
Cocaine and lies, no glory
Cocaine and lies, that's all I am
A broken and desperate man

Cocaine and lies, destroying my life
Cocaine and lies, cutting like a knife
Cocaine and lies, I can't escape
Cocaine and lies, sealing my fate
Cocaine and lies, that's my game
Cocaine and lies, bringing me shame
Cocaine and lies, I'm a slave
Cocaine and lies, digging my grave

My wife left me, took the kids
Said she couldn't take the lids
On the lies and the pain I caused
She had to leave without a pause

My friends all turned their backs on me
Said I was a lost cause, couldn't see
That I was drowning in this sea
Of cocaine and misery

I lost my job, I lost my home
Now I'm on the streets alone
With nothing but my addiction
And my self-inflicted affliction

Cocaine and lies, that's my story
Cocaine and lies, no glory
Cocaine and lies, that's all I am
A broken and desperate man

Cocaine and lies, destroying my life
Cocaine and lies, cutting like a knife
Cocaine and lies, I can't escape
Cocaine and lies, sealing my fate
Cocaine and lies, that's my game
Cocaine and lies, bringing me shame
Cocaine and lies, I'm a slave
Cocaine and lies, digging my grave

I'm at the bottom of the barrel now
I don't even know how
I got to this place
With this look on my face

Maybe there's still hope for me
Maybe I can still be free
But the cocaine's got me in its grip
And I'm about to lose my grip

So if you're thinking about trying it
Don't, I'm begging you to deny it
This path leads nowhere but down
To the darkest part of town

I'm a cautionary tale
A man who failed
Because of cocaine and lies
And the price I have to pay

Cocaine and lies, destroying my life
Cocaine and lies, cutting like a knife
Cocaine and lies, I can't escape
Cocaine and lies, sealing my fate
Cocaine and lies, that's my game
Cocaine and lies, bringing me shame
Cocaine and lies, I'm a slave
Cocaine and lies, digging my grave
Yeah, cocaine and lies, digging my grave

Cocaine and lies
Cocaine and lies