A friend of mine has died today
He’ll meet the others soon
A friend of mine has died today
At two minutes shy of noon.
A friend of mine has died today
Way before her time
A friend of mine has died today
The very last of her sweet kind
A friend of mine has died today
They dared to quell their pain
A friend of mine has died today
It will never be the same…
Criminalization, stigmatization, and ugly looks
Put her in a grave
All because she used a drug
Does not mean she wasn’t brave
My photo book is full of dead
When will my picture be there too
Waking up drenched in sweaty dread
Who died yesterday that I love too?
Death penalty does not exist
In the true north strong and free
But yet all my friends up here are
Dead because of greed
A junkie’s life is not worth much
To most of society
They are loved and I do know
my heart will always bleed…
The hits keep coming but we are
Strong and resilient too
How many more must we lose
this drug war is old news
We die they create
Services for us all
But always forget WE know the best
Don’t push us while we fall
Some friends of mine have died today
I loved them 30 years
A friend of mine has died today
All I know of late are tears
A friend of mine has died today
Age of thirty one
A friend of mine has died today
When will it all be done?
A friend of mine has died today
Cold and wet and scared
A friend of mine has died today
And now my soul lies bare
A friend of mine has died today
A lover, friend, and parent too
A friend of mine has died today
More will die tomorrow too
A friend of mine has died today
What is this all for
A friend of mine has died today
From a racist old drug war
A friend of mine has died today
But here I am still breathing
A friend of mine has died today
All of me is still reeling
A friend of mine has died today
Way before their time
A friend of mine has died today
Can you tell me why?
A friend of mine has died today
To give up never a choice
A friend of mine has died today
And we will amplify their voice!
