Dopefiends Are People Too

[Intro]
It could be you
It could be you
What you do.. If it was you?
It could be you
It could be you
Tell me, what you do.. If it was you?

[Hook]
Dope fiends are people (they’re people)
You being mean but you don't need to (you don't need to)
Don’t laugh cause it could be you (it could be you)
Dope fiends are still people (they’re people)
Dope fiends are people (they’re people)
You being mean but you don't need to (you don't need to)
Don’t laugh cause it could be you (it could be you)
Dope fiends are still people (they’re still people)

[Verse 1]
There was this lady around the corner who traded her cell phone for crack
But the dope man liked the phone and he wouldn’t give it back
Even though she had the money to pay, so she said "I’ma tell my sons"
He said “BITCH I DON’T GIVE A FUCK! TELL YOUR PUNK ASS SONS!!!"
Little did he know, her sons was savages
Play their mama in the street? Naw, they ain't having it
Her boys rode by, let the .45 spray
He was dead before his body hit the drive way.. damn

[Hook]
Dope fiends are people (they’re people)
You being mean but you don't need to (you don't need to)
Don’t laugh cause it could be you (it could be you)
Dope fiends are still people (they’re people)
Dope fiends are people (they’re people)
You being mean but you don't need to (you don't need to)
Don’t laugh cause it could be you (it could be you)
Dope fiends are still people (they’re still people)

[Verse 2]
The story you're about to hear, is not fiction or fake
It’s a sad story, about a man and his heartbreak
His name was Ricardo, I sold him heroin and powder cocaine
But his drug use? Was to escape his emotional pain
He was a licensed contractor with a house Rosedale Park
But his outlook on life? Was bleak and dark
He was a great custo.. with plenty money to exploit
He had a million dollar contract with the city of Detroit
I said “Ricardo, you got a good life.. why you snort blow?”
He said “my son died a long time ago and I can’t let him go
Ricardo Jr., we called him R.J
There’s been a hole in my heart, every since that day.”
His voice started to shake and his eyes got watery
His son was in college but was murdered in a botched robbery
The more he talked. The more I felt his pain
And I felt guilty and ashamed for selling him heroin and ’caine

[Hook]
Dope fiends are people (they’re people)
You being mean but you don't need to (you don't need to)
Don’t laugh cause it could be you (it could be you)
Dope fiends are still people (they’re people)
Dope fiends are people (they’re people)
You being mean but you don't need to (you don't need to)
Don’t laugh cause it could be you (it could be you)
Dope fiends are still people (they’re still people)

[Verse 3]
I had another custo, Vanessa was her name
She helped me see a different side of the game
She had Crohn's disease and Pancreatic cancer
Her meds wasn’t strong enough and smoking crack was the answer
When she hit the “stem” she felt no pain
Self-medicating herself with rock cocaine
She use to be a nurse, I mean she had a real career
But when she got sick, that's when all her money disappeared
She was in too much pain to go to work everyday
And insurance had its limits on how much they would the pay
She suffered from fatigue and had abdominal cramping
She couldn't eat or sleep, up all night vamping
Every time I saw her, I knew she was in pain
Doctor’s orders. So, I prescribe cocaine
Drugs took the pain away, that's how she became fiend
She was a nice lady, but the game can be mean

[Hook]
Dope fiends are people (they’re people)
You being mean but you don't need to (you don't need to)
Don’t laugh cause it could be you (it could be you)
Dope fiends are still people (they’re people)
Dope fiends are people (they’re people)
You being mean but you don't need to (you don't need to)
Don’t laugh cause it could be you (it could be you)
Dope fiends are still people (they’re still people)

[Outro]
It could be you
It could be you