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Artist: Hank Williams III
Canonical path: /hank-williams-iii/number-5
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Number 5
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Number 5
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Well i'm gonna have to give up something that means the world to me
and I dont know what im gonna do or how im gonna be
yea im puttin it down gonna try to stand on my two feet
so this is the last time the needles going in
to try to set my soul free
i dont know what im gonna do but somethings gotta change
cause all the Heroin and downers are takin away my flame
ive done had four friends die around me
now i realize that old number 5 just might be me
Once your a junkie they say itll never go away
but at least im gonna try
to make it through one more day
im just now startin to tune into who im suppose to be
so im breakin the chains of the needle
thats had a hold on me
i dont know what im gonna do
but somethings gotta change
cause the Heroin and downers are taking away my flame
ive done had four friends die around me
and i realize that old number 5 just might be me
yea i realize that old number 5 just might be me
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Hank Williams III performs "Number 5", and this lyric page sits inside the Hank Williams III catalog on LyroVerse.
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