There’s temptation waving at me with a temporary fix
I know it’s not the kind I want but it’s a good sight better’n this
All this thinkin’, all this feelin’, and all of this regret
So I made me up a song to sing lest I forget

I gotta keep my hands off of my drug, keep them off of my drug
Gotta keep my hands off of my drug, it’ll only mess me up
It’ll screw me up, it’ll spin and turn my poor head around
I gotta keep my hands off of my drug, it’ll only bring me down

Once I gave my heart away but, Lord, she let me go
I did things I never should’ve done and I know I should’ve known
But tonight I miss her so bad, yeah, and I miss the things I done
I don’t know how to make it better but I know it gets worse if I go wrong

I gotta keep my hands off of my drug, gotta keep them off of my drug
Gotta keep my hands off of my drug, it’ll only mess me up
It’ll screw me up, it’ll spin and turn my poor head around
I gotta keep my hands off of my drug, it’ll only bring me down

And I know that I could find someone to hold me tight tonight
That would not take away the pain
All I want is just to see the love in a pair of pale blue eyes
I might never see those eyes again

I gotta keep my hands off of my drug, keep them off of my drug
Gotta keep my hands off of my drug, it’ll only mess me up
It’ll screw me up, it’ll spin and turn my head and heart around
I gotta keep my hands off of my drug, it’ll only bring me down

I gotta keep my hands off of my drug, it’ll only bring me down