From the recording These Weights
Lyrics
Tommy was born in St. Petersburg
In the winter of 78
Son of a heroin mom
And a dad who only knew how to hate
His daddy beat him as his mommy looked away
As she’d stop to put another needle in
They blamed him for all their mistakes
Tommy was only a kid
Tommy dropped out of school
The day he turned 16
He got a job at the paper mill
And was fired in less than a week
He soon came to realize
Things come to you a little easier when you cheat
He started stealing cars and dealing drugs
Tommy was only a kid
Chorus
Innocent born, destructively raised
Now his conscience deteriorates
His constant aggression, fed by his inflictions
Now he carries these weights
He hung out, strung out
With an emptiness he could never fill
He beat his girlfriend within an inch of her life
Then sat down and took a handful of pills
A bad upbringing from the beginning
An ever present weight he just could not bear
He ended his life with a gun in his mouth
Tommy was only a kid
Chorus
Innocent born, destructively raised
Now his conscience deteriorates
His constant aggression, fed by his inflictions
Now he carries these weights