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