Green genie

Absinthe

Do you know what it is to be covered in piss
Do you know what it is to lie
Beneath the deep, dark citadels
And stare at the deep, dark sky
Covered up with cardboard sheets
To keep out winter chills
And start yourself into your dreams
With the aid of sleeping pills
Now I've never been much of a drinking man
But sobriety's sorely missed
Cos abstinence makes the heart grow stronger
But absinthe gets me pissed
They say it's such a strong drink
One of the strongest I've heard it said
And there's only three stages to it
Drunk, blind and dead

By Jeremy J.B. Hughes.