Inches From The Mainline

I REMEMBER ALL THE
TIMES YOU STARED AT ME
AND YOU TOLD ME I WAS
SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF
TOOK A WALK TO THE
CORNER STORE IN 85
AND AGAIN IN 86
87 I GOT HIGH FOR THE FIRST TIME
88 IT WAS MY FAVORITE PASTIME
89 I WAS INCHES FROM THE
MAINLINE
ON DIVINE I扢 DOING FINE
THIS BEAST DOESN扵 LET ME GO
IT扴 MAKING ME FEEL
SO STRONG
I扢 TRYING TO RE-CREATE INSANITY
FEEL SO STRONG
PUT MYSELF IN A PROGRAM
OF RECOVERY
SAW ANOTHER SIDE OF
LIFE THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL
IT ALLOWED ME TO INCORPORATE A WAY OF LIFE
THAT WAS MEANINGFUL TO YOU
BUT YOU CAN NEVER
LET GO OF THE PAST
SOMETIMES THE WINNER
IS REALLY DEAD LAST
I KNOW I扢 CLEAN
BUT MY MIND IS SO
FILTHY, SO BEAUTIFUL
DON扵 RUSH ME
I扢 FRAGILE
I WON扵 BARK
BUT I扡L BIT BACK
AND I扡L ATTACK
DO YOU BELONG?
I扸E BEEN TRYING
TO GET OVER
BEING GOD BUT IT扴
JUST TOO MUCH FUN
TO CONTROL