I've got claw marks on my back leaving scars
This monkey sure is getting heavy
Feed it sins to sedate the hunger
An when it's starved it's a demon
That will do whatever to feed its belly
The life I live ain't all that steady
I was thrown in the jungle an I wasn't ready
But the jungle put this monkey on my back an it kept me steady
Now it's a burden
I've got claw marks on my back leaving scars
This monkey sure is getting heavy
Feed it sins to feed its belly
I don't know how much more I can take
It sure is getting heavy
Every step I take forward
The monkey pulls me 3 steps back
To the gallows I fall thanks to my monkey on my back