Back when I was a kid didn’t know where to turn Life’s hard lessons that I refuse to learn So I turned to the drink Couldn’t bare to think about the mess that I called family Tried to drink away the pain To help me cope with darker days What I didn’t realise It was just building up inside For years I was lost No helping hand in sight Couldn’t even tell left from right Confused and alone I had a choice of live or die With all the air my lungs I screamed life I swore to never drink again And always try for better days It’s only now I realise The straight edge saved my life I speak on behalf of my own generation The kids are sick and there is no medication Left to fend for ourselves, and find that glimmer of hope With an X on my hand I’ll rid my neck of the rope I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again Forged in Iron, Set in Stone Til the end