Wanting to experiment
Just a typical teen
Took a Perc one day
The last day he’d be clean
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At a party one night
Took a single drag
Didn’t know he’d be leaving
In a body bag
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Laying on the floor
Her body was on fire
Narcan stopped the overdose
Didn’t end the desire
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Kids are playing roulette
One pill lets them sleep
Sleep that never ends
Now they’re six feet deep
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-BW 2022
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