An icy wind blows through the door

You feel like you've been here before

You tremble and you start to sweat

The symptoms of withdrawal

Alcohol

Why do you do it?

Why do you keep beating me?

You give some people a real good time

But you cause some untold misery

Heroin

Why do you do it?

I don't like what i've seen

You promise someone a real good time

And then you take them from their family

You tremble and you start to sweat

You don't want to withdraw

And when your flesh begins to crawl

You'd rather not be here at all

Alcohol

How do you do it?

Please don't do it to me

You give some people a real good time

But you cause some untold misery

Alcohol

Why do you do it?

You ain't gonna do it to me

You give some people a real good time

And you cause some untold misery