Lyrics

Ooh, ooh
It's happening more and more each day
These drugs making my friends crazy
I'm laying it down to bring it around
'Cause I ain't nothing but drug free
It's happening more and more each day
These drugs making my friends crazy
I'm laying it down to bring it around
'Cause I ain't nothing but drug free
I used to see my buddy Foyez looking all depressed
I guess that he was in some major test
After class, we used to go and play some ball
He was fast and tall and he surpassed us all
But after a while I seen him playing less and less
He be looking more depressed and stressed at best
So one day after class, I took him aside
I said tell me what's going on, man, are you alright?
He said I got some issues with my folks I can't resolve
No need to stress you out, bro, or get you involved
So I put it to him, have you started smoking weed?
And the answer that he gave me really made me grieve
He said yeah, once in a while when I need to mellow out
But I'll be alright, I'm not the one to worry about
Yo we gotta get your help before you ruin yourself
You got greatness ahead, you ain't like everyone else
He said I promise I'll be fine and he gave me his hand
So I trusted him and hoped that he would soon understand
Couple months went by and he be worse and worse
Like he was thrown in a curse, I hoped that he would reverse
But one day, he asked me for a couple of bucks
He says I need to pay a friend and right now he's stuck
I said I know you're smoking crack, now I confirm that for a fact
Now I gotta get your help, now don't even try to back down
Gave him the cash, he promised Monday he would meet me
Friday got the call that would defeat me completely
Foyez had died of drug overdose
I was the saddest they ever ate, nothing comes close
Man I hate those drugs, hate them with all my soul
Chokes the young and the old till the body's cold
So I don't care if you a player or wanna be thug
Don't ever, ever come close to drugs
It's happening more and more each day
These drugs making my friends crazy
I'm laying it down to bring it around
Cause I ain't nothing but drug free
Months later, I was still mourning his death
Was angry and sad that he fell in this mess
A teacher who noticed some miserable my soul
Was game over, he said I see you carrying a boulder
I know that I'm older, but let me tell you something
That I never ever told you, put my arms around his shoulder
My daughter, she was the pride of my heart as a father
We were never far apart, was a popular girl
Always on top of the world, never scared to try something new
And give it a whirl, but she had low self-esteem
If you know what I mean, man it only takes a moment
Yo, to devastate a dream
She started hanging out with this girl from school
Her grades went down and she started breaking rules
And it festered and festered, we didn't want to face it
Till one day, she came home totally wasted
Then a friend told us she was close to being arrested
We put our foot down, then we forced to get her tested
She tested positive for drugs, but there was something else
The doctor asked to do more tests to check up on her health
And then came the news that will totally defeat me
Her use of all the needles, she had gotten HIV
I was livid, that moment and that feeling
I would always live with it, man, it's still vivid
She died five years ago, nothing I could help
My lord has helped me with this pain that I felt
With tears in my eyes, yo, I gave him a hug
May God give you strength to keep away from drugs
Keep away from drugs
To keep away from drugs
To keep away from drugs
It's happening more and more each day
These drugs making my friends crazy
I'm laying it down to bring it around
Cause I ain't nothing but drug free
It's happening more and more each day
These drugs making my friends crazy
I'm laying it down to bring it around
Cause I ain't nothing but drug free
Keep away from drugs
Keep away from drugs
It's happening more and more each day
These drugs making my friends crazy
I'm laying it down to bring it around
Cause I ain't nothing but drug free
It's happening more and more each day
These drugs making my friends crazy
I'm laying it down to bring it around
Cause I ain't nothing but drug free
It's happening more and more each day
These drugs making my friends crazy
I'm laying it down to bring it around
Cause I ain't nothing but drug free
It's happening more and more each day
These drugs making my friends crazy
I'm laying it down to bring it around
Cause I ain't nothing but drug free
Can't you see?