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I Don't Want To Be Addicted

I don't want to be addicted; I don't want to feel this pain,
I don't want to always suffer in my heart and in my brain,
I don't want to use, abuse it, Speed or Meth or Heroin,
When I do, I know I've lost it, even though I want to win.

I just want to be contented, always know I'll be okay,
I just want to feel alive, so I can live another day,
Do the things that I have dreamed of, do the things that I have planned,
Do the things that really matter, do the things that help me stand.

I don't want to feel rejected; I don't want to live with doubt,
I just want to know the reason, and what life is all about,
Feel that what I do still matters, feel that what I choose, I get,
Feel that life is worth the living and that when I swing, I hit.

I wish I could quit this habit; I wish I could break this chain,
When I look into the future, see my life go down the drain,
For a high is what I'm longing, feeling sick and wanting more,
For a moment feeling better, fearing what life has in store.

I don't want to be addicted; I just want to do what's right,
Find a job and raise a family, fight the dark and seek the light,
God in Heaven, see my weakness, help me now to find the way,
Break me of this awful habit, in the name of Christ I pray.

by David Ronald Bruce Pekrul

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