[00:05.048]Ricky's been kicking the gong
[00:08.981]Lickety split didn't take too long
[00:14.406]A junkie's sick
[00:16.678]A monkey's strong
[00:19.139]That's what's wrong
[00:25.631]Well i guess he's been messing around downtown
[00:30.627]So sad to see the man losing ground
[00:35.635]Winding down behind closed doors
[00:40.272]On all fours
[00:47.306]Mama don't you call him my name
[00:50.771]He can't hear you anymore
[00:56.371]And even if he seems the same to you
[01:00.406]That's a stranger to your door
[01:05.889]Ask him what's he come here for
[01:12.525]Oh my god a monkey can move a man
[01:16.578]Send him to hell and home again
[01:22.060]With an empty hand in the afternoon
[01:26.669]Shooting for the moon
[01:33.454]It's halfway sick
[01:35.072]And it's halfway stoned
[01:37.984]He'd sure like to kick
[01:39.693]But it's too far gone
[01:42.473]They wind him down with the methadone
[01:47.362]He's all on his own
[01:54.607]But baby don't you throw your love away
[01:59.029]I hate to seem unkind
[02:03.550]It's only that i understand the man
[02:07.592]That the monkey can leave behind
[02:12.246]I used to think he was a friend of mine