[Intro] Oooh Oooh Oooh Oooh, oooh, oooh [Verse 1: Macklemore] They said it wasn't a gateway drug My homie was takin' subs and he ain't wake up The whole while, these billionaires, they kicked up Paying out congress so we take their d** Murderers who will never face the judge And we dancin' to a song about our face goin' numb But I seen homies turn grey, noses draining blood I could've been gone, off 30's, faded in that tub That's Prince, Michael and Whitney, that's Amy, Ledger and Pimp C That's Yams, that's DJ A.M God damn they're making a k**ing Now it's getting attention cause Sara, Katey and Billy But this sh**'s been going on from Seattle out to South Philly It just moved out about the city And spread out to the 'burbs Now it's everybody's problem, got a nation on the verge Take Activis off the market, jack the price up on the syrup But Purdue Pharma's 'bout to move that work [Hook: Ariana DeBoo] My drug dealer was a doctor, doctor Had the plug from Big Pharma, Pharma He said that he would heal me, heal me But he only gave me problems, problems My drug dealer was a doctor, doctor Had the plug from Big Pharma, Pharma I think he trying to k** me, k** me He tried to k** me for a dollar, dollar [Verse 2: Macklemore] And these devils they keep on talkin' to me They screamin', "Open the bottle," I wanna be at peace My hand is gripping that throttle, I'm running out of speed Try to close my eyes but I keep sweatin' through these sheets, through these sheets Four horseman, they won't let me forget I wanna forge a prescription, 'cause, doctor, I need some more of it When Morphine and h**n is more your budget I said I'd never use a needle, but sure, f** it I'm caught up, I'm on one, I'm nauseous No options, exhausted This is not what I started Walkin' carca**, I lost everything I wanted My blinds drawn, too gone to leave this apartment [Hook: Ariana DeBoo] My drug dealer was a doctor, doctor Had the plug from Big Pharma, Pharma He said that he would heal me, heal me But he only gave me problems, problems My drug dealer was a doctor, doctor Had the plug from Big Pharma, Pharma I think he trying to k** me, k** me He tried to k** me for a dollar, dollar [Bridge: Macklemore] More, more, more Re-up, re-up [Verse 3: Macklemore] d**h certificate signed the prenup Ain't no coming back from this percocet Actavis, ambien, adderral, xanax binge Best friends with the thing that's k**ing me Enemies with my best friend, there's no healing me Refilling these, refilling these They say it's d**h, d**h Institutions and DOC's So God grant me the serenity to accept the things I can not change Courage to change the things I can And the wisdom to know the difference And the wisdom to know the difference [Outro] Oooh, oooh Oooh, oooh, oooh