HereIlieinmyhospitalbed
Tellme,SisterMorphine,whenareyoucomingroundagain?
Oh,Idon'tthinkIcanwaitthatlong
OhyouseethatI'mnotthatstrong
Thescreamoftheambulanceissoundinginmyears
Tellme,SisterMorphine,howlonghave
Ibeenlyinghere?WhatamIdoinginthisplace?
Whydoesthedoctorhavenoface?
Oh,Ican'tcrawlacrossthefloorAh,
Can'tyousee,SisterMorphine,I'mtryingtoscore.
Wellitjustgoestoshowthingsarenotwhattheyseem
Please,SisterMorphine,turnmynightmaresintodreams.
Ohcan'tyouseeI'mfadingfast?Andthatthisshotwillbemylast.
Sweetcousincocaine,layyourcoolcoolhandsonmyhead
Ahcomeon,SisterMorphine,youbettermakeupmybed
'CauseyouknowandIknowinthemorningI'llbedead
Youcansitaroundandyoucanwatchallthecleanwhitesheetsstainedred.