Suburbia

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[Verse]
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There was a boy from the mid 
atlantic fast as hell
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Had a four second forty that he 
never had to work for
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Lacrosse in the spring track in the 
winter
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But football was the sport that 
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had all the scouts watching
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Got a full ride to Alabama senior 
year
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Then he took a big hit and watched 
it disapear
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Oxyconton was prescribed till the 
pain subsides
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But he took them long after for 
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the pain inside
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His dad worked a lot so he was never
 at home
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And mom drank a lot cuz she was 
always alone
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So neither one noticed their sons 
aura of gloom
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Brought on by crushing up pills 
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and blowing lines in his room

[Chorus]
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In suburbia oh oh Living the 
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american dream
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Down in suburbia oh oh It aint 
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exactly what it seems

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[Verse]
C
Kept it on the low for a couple of 
months
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Still chilled with the boys joking 
and smoking blunts
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But the monkey was on his back
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Never was far from his oxy sack
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He started acting out and he 
developed a twitch
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He started treating all his friends 
like a son of a bitch
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See the problem was his high was 
getting kind of dull
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And he had the biggest milligram 
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that was available
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It wasnt enough at the end of his 
road
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His dealer gave him a stamp bag of 
dope
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And said dont be scared son 
everybody knows
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it aint that bad for you long as 
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its going up your nose

[Chorus]
       F            C      
In suburbia oh oh Living the 
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american dream
       F            C        
Down in suburbia oh oh It aint 
           G
exactly what it seems

[Verse]
C
On his 18th birthday he was out on 
the streets
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West baltimore where lombard and 
payson meet
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A hunger in his eyes looking to 
score a balloon
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With some cash made pawning family 
heirlooms
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He started shooting up only a couple
 months back
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Got his last hat trick from inside 
of rehab
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A skeleton filled with a permanent 
lean
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He dropped twenty five pounds and 
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still swore he was clean
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The story aint unique its a global 
epidemic
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Opiods rebranded medicine by 
chemists
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The system is broke and it aint 
getting fixin
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Cause big pharmaceuticals monetize 
addiction

[Chorus]
       F            C      
In suburbia oh oh Living the 
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american dream
       F            C        
Down in suburbia oh oh It aint 
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exactly what it seems