Oxycontin Blues by Steve Earle

This song is called Oxycontin Blues by Steve Earle. It in my mind describes the “blues” of a drug addict. This song is written very well because Steve Earle was addicted to drugs but they nearly killed him so he quit. The lyrics are as follows: Well my daddy worked in the coal mine Till the company shut it down Then he sat around and drank hisself blind Till we put him back underground Now nothin grows on this mountain And whats a poor boy to do? Except to wander these hills forgotten With the oxycontin blues Well I never cared much for whiskey Cause it only made daddy mean Wrapped a little bit tight they tell me For the methamphetamine Then my cousin come up from Knoxville And he taught me a thing or two Now Im headed nowhere but downhill With the oxycontin blues Got a dollar bill in my pocket Got a half a tank in my truck Im gonna go and pawn grandmas locket Hell, maybe itll change my luck Aint nothin gonna be right no how Cause I know I cant ever lose This devil thats draggin me down And the oxycontin blues