Appalachian Alchemy

There's a devil in these hollers My Papaw told me so He's hidin' out, somewhere down Off Barton Ferry Road Got that high speed chicken feed Crystal meth amphetamines Take's you high then to your knees Just like a hilltop church Shakin' up a bottle 'til you're shakin' when it's gone Then you're down at River City pawnin' everything you own Hopin' there's some copper Hidin' round these hills Too proud to beg or borrow But you ain't too proud to steal Alkaline and Sudafed Paranoia in your head Used to get it from the seed Now it's Appalachian alchemy, yeah Alchemy He grew up broke, he knows His way around a kitchen Smell on a road of ammonia and mischief His hounds are howlin', the neighbors are bitchin' Everyone knows that ain't dinner Micky's fixin' Alkaline and Sudafed Paranoia in your head Used to get it from a seed Now it's Appalachian alchemy, yeah Alchemy, alchemy, alchemy And I'll tell you boys, he'll cheat you right 'Cause one night I just went and took me a bite, yeah And that apple fed my, my appetite But it left me with a thirst Alkaline and Sudafed Paranoia in your head Used to get it from a seed Now it's Appalachian alchemy Alchemy, alchemy, alchemy, alchemy