Welcome to the “Sober is Dope” Podcast with your host, POP Buchanan. This episode talks about the famous song “The Junkie’s Prayer”, written by Lew DeWitt of “The Statler Brothers”, and performed by Johnny Cash in 1971 on National Television. Johnny Cash wanted to bring awareness to the nationwide crisis of addiction. Please enjoy this amazing episode. THE JUNKIE'S PRAYER (Performed by Johnny Cash)(Written by Lew DeWitt of the Statler Brothers)That bed that I lay on is narrow and coldThis sickness inside me tears at my soulAnd the devil awaits me, he calls me his sonFor he knows I'm cornered and too weak to runFor I soon must return to my gutter of thrillsWhere joy is the needle or a bottle of pillsWhere a man welcomes misery like an old friend from homeThat he uses and abuses till the misery is goneMy mind's filled with torture my body's in painBut the needle is warm as it sinks in my veinJust a matter of seconds then my mind will be freeFrom the coldness and darkness that dominate meBut the freedom is short lived and then I'm aloneI must find the pusher but my money's all goneThen the cycle of horror starts over once moreOh God let me suffer this misery no more...The Junkies Prayer - Statler Brothershttps://youtu.be/0dPeSlG5AL4The Junkies Prayer - Johnny Cashhttps://youtu.be/OkDJt5GutqA--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soberisdope/message