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Chase The Dragon

from Wild Bird, Fly Free by Gerry Madigan

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A true story about a young girl caught up in the seedy world of drug addiction - soliciting her body to pay for her habit and her pimp.

lyrics

She was just another lady of the evening. She made her money when the sun went down
On a high-class square on the south side of the city. The man in the car said I’ll take you so far
I’ll bring you higher than you’ve ever been before. When she stepped off the pavement that night
She couldn’t see his face by the dim street light. But she stepped on that lonely road to nowhere
 
Chorus: They went home to chase the dragon and they left the seedy real world behind them
She’d never have started if only she’d known. Now she’d give her very soul for a drop of Methadone
But the dragon drags her down and brings her high again

She had hopes and dreams when she came to this city. But how she has aged, and her face shows the pain
And the stuff plays tricks inside her smoke-filled brain . And late at night it’s back down to the strip
To find the man in the car and to score another trip. Now she’s got her works and she’s got the gear
She’ll shoot another time, forget about the fear. She’s a long way down that lonely road to nowhere
 
Chorus: She goes home to chase the dragon and to leave the seedy real world behind her
She’d never have started if only she’d known. Now she’d give her very soul for a drop of Methadone
But the dragon drags her down and brings her high again
 
But in the cold grey light of each new dawning day. With great intent she’d make fresh plans,
And one more time she’d try to break away. Her only world is fantasy,
So far removed from reality. And it’s back to the square, put the money in his hand
The deal goes down, the stuff’s in her hand. She’s back on that old lonely road to nowhere

Chorus: She goes home to chase the dragon And to leave the seedy real world behind her
She’d never have started if only she’d known Now she’d give her very soul for a drop of Methadone
But the dragon drags her down and brings her high again
Yes the dragon brings her down, and brings her high again.

credits

from Wild Bird, Fly Free, track released February 14, 2017
Gerry Madigan: Lead vocals, acoustic guitars; Charlie Arkins: Fiddle;
Amy Fernandez: Harmony vocals; Aidan Cunningham: Pedal Steel Guitar; Jerry Proppe: Piano;
Gavin Sorochan: Drums; Brent Saklofsky: Electric Guitar;

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Gerry Madigan Calgary, Alberta

Dublin born singer/songwriter now living in Calgary Alberta Canada - a strong musical pedigree spanning 15 years on the road with The Cotton Mill Boys in Ireland.

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