Heroin Addict Sister (Cook Elizabeth)

She asked for her mama's bathrobe And a pot of potato soup She's gonna dry out this time if it kills her She wants the whole family in the loop She can outsmart death like a stuntman She's a cat with 99 lives She's my heroin addict sister And I've known her all my life SHE'S MY HEROIN ADDICT SISTER AND I HATE TO SEE HER GO AND I HATE TO SEE HER HOLDIN ON AT THE END OF THE SAME OLE ROPE She pushes a tiny needle It's like the devil's DNA It takes her somewhere she's just gotta go But can't afford to stay She stripped for a while in Connecticut Got married at least 5 times Every one of them men was crazy about her So she married a couple of em twice She's a certified underwater welder She can cook, clean, and crochet She can flash a smile from her sweet weary soul That'll melt all your doubts away SHE'S MY HEROIN ADDICT SISTER AND I HATE TO SEE HER GO AND I HATE TO SEE HER HOLDIN ON AT THE END OF THE SAME OLE ROPE She's high at the homeless shelter When she's had it out with my niece She don't notice the holes in her clothes Or perverted Orlando police I've been so mad I wanted to kill her So worried I had to cry Such crazy stories I can't help but laugh So scared of when she's gonna die She called outside of Atlanta Been dodging them big ole trucks Ya know she cleaned up in Tennessee one time before She just needs a couple hundred bucks And she just needs to be with us We all say thank God mama Ain't here to go through it this time She's in heaven telling them Macon County cops Better give her baby a ride And they got to her just in time SHE'S MY HEROINE ADDICT SISTER AND I HATE TO SEE HER GO AND I HATE TO SEE HER HOLDIN ON AT THE END OF THE SAME OLE ROPE AT THE END OF THE SAME OLE ROPE ALWAYS AT THE END OF HER ROPE