I heard somebody fixed today   There was no last goodbyes to say   His will to live ran out   I heard somebody turned to dust      Looking back at what he left   A list of plans and photographs   Songs that never will be sung   These are the things he won't get done   The things he won't get done      I've seen the man use the needle   Seen the needle use the man   I've seen them crawl from the cradle   To the gutter on their hands   The fight a war but it's fatal   It's so hard to understand   I've seen the man use the needle   Seen the needle use the man      Just one shot to say goodbye   One last taste to mourn and cry   Cry, cry   Scores and shoots, the lights go dim   Just one shot to do him in      He hangs his head and wonders why   Why the monkey only lies   Lies, lies   But pay the pauper, he did choose   He hung his head inside the noose   He hung his head inside the noose      I've seen the man use the needle   Seen the needle use that man   I've seen them crawl from the cradle   To the coffin on their hands   They fight a war but it's fatal   It's so hard to understand   I've seen the man use the needle   Seen the needle in his hand   Cryptic writing on the wall   The beginning of the end   I've seen myself use the needle   Seen the needle in my hand      I've seen the man use the needle   Seen the needle use that man   I've seen them crawl from the cradle   To the coffin on their hands   They fight a war but it's fatal   It's so hard to understand   I've seen myself use the needle   Seen the needle in my hand      In my hand   In my hand   In my hand