I was born In the back of a greyhound bus I was raised By a family that didn't share blood I survived In the valley of death and dust Where you won't stand a chance as a man if you don't got the guts Oh mama ma-ma-ma-ma mama Would you still love me if you know what I done Don't need money Don't need god Livin' fast Is all I got I got a Deathwish I got a Deathwish baby Don't need love Don't need friends Where I'm dying In the end I got a Deathwish I got a Deathwish baby I got a Deathwish
I'm a wicked, twisted, crooked and bent I'm a rancid rotten dirty f**kin' son a b***h I'm a thieving' scheming', lunatic Steal your wallet out your pocket all just for a fix Oh mama ma-ma-ma-ma mama I really need you mama To help me get through all this trauma Would you still love me if you know what I done
Don't need money Don't need god Livin' fast Is all I got I got a Deathwish I got a Deathwish baby Don't need love Don't need friends We're all dying In the end I got a Deathwish I got a Deathwish baby I got a Deathwish I got a Deathwish baby (baby) I got a Deathwish baby (baby) No money No god No money No god No money No god No god
On the roof gettin' high
I got diesel in my veins
Thinkin' 'bout suicide
There's no Jesus in LA
But, I still see him sometimes
Sittin' on the Walk of Fame
Next to Jekyll and Hyde
The voices sayin' (bye, bye)
There's no tomorrow (bye, bye)
Drown in my sorrows
Father, forgive me, I'm sorry for my sins
So tired of living, oh, where do I begin?
The coke? The whiskey? I smoke 'til I'm dizzy
I'm so f*ckin' filthy
Forgive me for my sins
My phone's 'bout to die
I only got one call
I almost slipped off the side
'Til an angel broke my fall
Then we drove through the night
And we talked about it all (oh)
I thank God I survived (oh)
The voices sayin' (bye, bye)
There's no tomorrow (bye, bye)
Drown in my sorrow (bye, bye)
There's no tomorrow (bye, bye)
Drown in my sorrows
Father, forgive me, I'm sorry for my sins
So tired of living, oh, where do I begin?
The coke? The whiskey? I smoke 'til I'm dizzy
I'm so f*ckin' filthy
Forgive me for my sins (sins)
(Oh, sins)
Father, forgive me, I'm sorry for my sins
But, wait, just kidding, oh, where do I begin?
The coke? The whiskey? I smoke 'til I'm dizzy
I'm so f*ckin' filthy
Forgive me for my sins (sins)
Reno is the city of gold Reno has always been known as El Dorado
In the middle of the night The cabot brought into town The drunken fool, he heard that there were riches to be found He played at poker table He spun the roulette wheel He bet on black and hit the jack but lost on every deal Tricked by the city The city full of sin He bet against the house But the house always wins
Reno is the city of gold Reno has always been known as El Dorado
I saw a man without his shoes On the corner drinking booze He was screamin' "Life ain't fair" And he said his name was Pete Asked him why he's on the street He looked down with such despair He told me, "Back when I was twenty-one, I had a wife, a job, a son I remember when life was so sweet But then I started gamblin' I lost my house, my wife, my kid Ever since can't get back on my feet"
"So learn from my mistakes before it's too late"
The only time it rains in Hollyoood Is when somebody cries People come out here to chase their dreams But dreams come here to die Where the dreams come to die (Ooh, ooo, ooo, ooo, ooo) Where the dreams come to die
Walkin' Hollyoood and Vine Saw a woman with a sign Asked me could I spare some change? She had tombstones in her eyes As I caught her by surprise Asked her why the long face? And she said, "Back when I was just 18 Had dreams of the silver screen Left Detroit to be a movie star And I had a taste of fame That was until I met cocaine Now I sleep on Sunset Boulevard"
"So learn from my mistakes before it's too late"
The only time it rains in Hollyoood Is when somebody cries People come out here to chase their dreams But dreams come here to die The only time it rains in Hollyoood Is when somebody cries People come out here to chase their dreams But dreams come here to die Where the dreams come to die (Ooh, ooo, ooo Ooh, ooo Ooh, ooo, ooo Ooh)
I heard a kid playing guitar Singin' out his broken heart He wore a hat to hide his face And Lord knows that times are hard I threw some money in his jar 'Cause I loved the way he played And he said, "I been singin' seven years And every night I shed a tear 'Cause I don't know if anybody cares About the music that I write 'Cause it's the story of my life One day I will be a millionaire"