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MY COUSIN CLEM WAS A HIGH SCHOOL JOCK
THE IDOL OF EVERY GIRL ON THE BLOCK
RUGGEDLY HANDSOME, HE WASN'T A GEEK
HAD A DIFFERENT CHEERLEADER EVERY NIGHT OF THE WEEK
THEN HE BEGAN TO HANG WITH SOME HARD-CORE GUYS
I STILL CAN REMEMBER THAT LOOK IN HIS EYES
WHEN HE FIRST TIME STUCK THAT NEEDLE IN
I KNEW THAT SOMEDAY I'D NEVER SEE HIM AGAIN
COUSIN CLEM TAKES HEROIN
I S’POSE THAT EXPLAINS THE SHAPE THAT HE'S IN
WHEN HE COMES DOWN HE'LL DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN
COUSIN CLEM TAKES HEROIN
HE'S LOOKIN' KINDA RAGGED AND HE'S LOST A LOTTA
WEIGHT
IT'S BEEN A COUPLE DAYS SINCE THE LAST TIME HE ATE
HE CAN'T HOLD A JOB AND HE CAN'T GET A DATE
PRETTY SOON HE'LL BE PASSIN' THROUGH THE CEMETARY GATE
IT'S BEEN A COUPLE DAYS SINCE THE CORONER CALLED
AT TWENTY PAST MIDNIGHT, BY THE CLOCK ON THE WALL
THE REST OF THE FAMILY TOOK IT KINDA ROUGH
AT LEAST I INHERITED A BUNCH OF HIS STUFF
I GOT THE PHAT STEREO AND THE COLOR TV
HIS CELL PHONE AND HIS PAGER AND A BUNCH OF CD'S
HIS MAMA DIDN'T WANT NO REMINDERS OF HIM
SO WE SPLIT IT ALL UP BETWEEN ME AND COUSIN JIM
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