Jazz Ruined Me

from Goon Game by Beatnik Scat

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lyrics

Used to play the sax down in NYC
In the Brooklyn jazz clubs, 1973
I was flat out broke, couldn’t pay the rent
Eating one meal a day, all my money was spent

Met a guy dealing H
Said he could get me some dough
Walk the streets at night
Pushing H throughout the borough

Do H if you wanna be great
The Jazzman’s favorite drug
Making money, getting high
Every night in the clubs

They wanna hear my Sax roar, hottest cat on the scene
Got the best of two worlds, the dope and the melody
Night by night, day by day, lit up on heroin
Junkie addict jazzman, needle’s my only friend

Drugs had me hooked
Crowd showed me no love
Didn’t come to see me play
They’re only here for the drugs

Didn’t sleep for days, doing too much dope
High times were long gone, back to being dead broke
Tried making ends meet skimming cash off the top
The suppliers found out, chopped my right arm off

H killed my music
Kissed my dreams goodbye
Living life out on the street
Sucking cock to get high

Underneath the Brooklyn Bridge
Is where I OD’d
Chased the dream, went over the edge
Jazz ruined me

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from Goon Game, released December 22, 2017
Lyrics & Music: J. Fay

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Detroit crossover thrashers who play too many notes. No rules. No limitations.

J. Fay - Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Programming

D. Pruente - Guitars

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