Roger - Been This Way Before lyrics

Well I been on the scene For a mighty long time I never use d** Because I find It meant destruction To some friends of mine Dope is mean Dope is unkind Just like a bad dream Always on my mind But from a bad dream You will awake Taking d** Is the final mistake I tripped about d** And this story I tell So listen all you people And listen well Well it seems to me That I been this way before I seen these sights Just where I'm not sure Maybe in my dreams Or a story told I would know these warnings Even with a blindfold I know this path Has an evil lead You know it's evil and it's lurking In the summer breeze Yes it's evil and it's lurking Off to my side But I have no fear Because I been here Dig it, dig it I been this way before The path is dark and so unsure Filled with warnings That we all ignore I got to keep my eyes open So I don't miss the door You got to keep your eyes open So you don't miss the door, dig it We got to keep our eyes open So we don't miss the door, dig it Now dig up, everybody This is what I got to say You got to choose real careful Not to go astray Well I know this Joe, he is useless, yeat Without wine, women, fun and song But even wine, women, fun and song Can lead you wrong If you don't know you gotta be strong I been here before Well the path is rough For rich and poor Young and old, you see I know You. know the road Has so many, so many Highways and bi-ways And both ways and more ways Right ways and wrong ways There's so many ways You know you better choose right Dig it Here lies such a lovely flower Just look at it sighin' As it lies among the vines I got to watch out As it lies in its spendor 'Cause I know that it's waiting There to hinder But it can't fool me 'Cause I know, yes I know 'Cause I know that it's poison ivy Well poison ivy makes me think About a friend I had Makes me think about a friend Who was my enemy Yes he offered me a pill And said my brain would heal But his pill only gave me A temporary thrill I was trapped like a slave I was trapped like a slave For the slow slow k** This dope would steal Now a bottle of dope Gives me a cold chill Leave the crack alone Leave the crack alone I would rather get The legal stuff that they distill And be better off From now until Because you see I know Because I've been here I been this way before The path is dark and so unsure Filled with warnings That we all ignore Taking d** is the final mistake Taking d** is the final mistake I been this way before The path is dark and so unsure Filled with warnings That we all ignore