311 - Little Brother lyrics

Oh, hey little brother Youve got so much to discover Cant you conceptualize What youre doing to our mother Those d** that you choose Leave you left with the blues Trust me I've been there To me it's old news Pending disaster Youre heading there faster It's tearing me up To know you get so plastered Because youre caught up in the scene At the age of nineteen Maybe so was I at the age But I had a dream And those goddamn powdered d** Theyll fill you with doubt Youre just getting s**ed on up in it And you have to break out You blacked out on the floor You told me, the next day they found you that way Those damn medications had your back baby It hurt when they took them all away Youre feeling so bad Youre looking for a place to land Help me understand How in hell it got so out of hand I know that it's hard But youre risking being permanently scared Youre hurting inside So youre flirting with tragedy on the dark side Those d** that you choose Leave you left with the blues Trust me Ive been there To me it's old news Hey little brother You messed up another chance Sooner or later you must take a stand At the edge of it All where you begin To consume that product to its very end How much time is left Will you collapse Will you confess you're in a spiritless void Spinning into excess You blacked out on the floor You told me, the next day they found you that way Those damn medications had your back baby It hurt when they took them all away Youre feeling so bad Youre looking for a place to land Help me understand How in hell it got so out of hand, go