The Unlucky Ones

Daniel was a DJ in the squat raves down in Brixton
Loved old school garage anthems and had mastered how to mix them
But Daniel took a pill one night and floated up to heaven
Now we call him Rocket Man he's high 24 7
We should have seen it coming, when his set was growing old
He lost his passion for the classics as the session took its hold
A moments resurrection seems a heavy price to pay
He sold his whole record collection, just to sniff it all away

But it's just another day
In the life
Of the unlucky ones
Dreaming of the days when gеtting high was just for fun
Saying this will be the last line thеn I'm done
But the last line never comes
For the unlucky ones

Tommy did the knowledge double Lively like his daddy
Knew the history of every street, was born to be a cabby
But Tommy was a gambler, spent his weekly wage in hours
Chasing thrills in William Hills, and the local Paddy Powers
We should have seen it coming when we were seventeen
He'd win a one-er on the races, stick it in the fruit machines
So when the sun is up, he's out of luck, not a penny to his name
So he's back out with his light on just to fund another game

But it's just another day
In the life
Of the unlucky ones
Dreaming of the days when getting high was just for fun
Saying this will be the last line then I'm done
But the last line never comes
For the unlucky ones
(God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change
The courage to change the things I can
And the wisdom to know the difference)

Sammy was a dealer to the bankers in the city
She funded her own habit with the profit from the kitty
But Sammy is a sponsor in the meetings now she's sober
Addicted to the twelve steps now her dealing days are over
She said I saw it coming when I was getting Ill
I was destined for the grave or a ten stretch in the ville
But now three years on, she's going strong with a baby on the way
She's still battling her demons, they'll never go away