Crack (Demo) Lyrics

[D.M.C.]
Here's a story of a guy, who used to be fly
He never would steal, he never would lie
The type of person money could not buy
Thought he be that way until the day he DIED!

[Run]
MAAAAAAN, he met this girl, made his head swirl
To him she was worth more than diamonds 'n pearls
But she wasn't like all the other girls
Because she was only out, to crush his world!

[D.M.C.]
He didn't care what his friends, had to say
'Cause he had to see the girl, everyday
He quit his work, his J-O-B
And he gotta lose his touch with his family

[Run]
HEEEEEEE would lie for herrr, cold die for herrr
Did nothing in the world wouldn't try for herrr (yeah)
Get ill for herrr, he'd steal for herrr
There's nothing in the world he wouldn't DEAL for herrr

[D.M.C.]
He sold his car, stole a VCR
So low on dough, he went and robbed a bar
He lost everything, he had nuttin to LOSE
For staying wit this girl, he was paying his dues
[Run]
Well he tried to leave, but the love was strong
He shouldn't have stayed with T'HER so long

[D.M.C.]
Now What's Going On? He sings the sad song
What was right in his life, has now gone wrong
He said, I got to leave, for a day or two
But on the very next day he said, "I need you
I can't live without you, and you know this true
'cause my love for you just grew and grew"
So he took her home, she took him back
They made so much love, he caught a heart attack
She drove him to his grave, that's where he's at
AND THE GIRL THAT KILLED HIM IS A GIRL CALLED CRACK

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Crack is an unreleased demo from Run-D.M.C. from around the time that Tougher Than Leather was released on May 17th, 1988.

The song is short, but gives quite a wallop for the time that its presented. The song personifies Crack Cocaine as a girl, which is a great example of personification, and it accomplishes it so well. A man, who was good at heart and everything he did, was also just another victim to the vicious and addictive drug that is Crack. It could turn a tame person into a savage wreck, nobody is exempt from its grasp.

This would have been monumental if it were released along with this album. It probably would have given an extreme amount of attention to the crack epidemic that ravaged the United States during the 1980’s. For a group that was big as Run-D.M.C., one of the (if not the) biggest rap group at the time to make a song like this, that is really something.

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Copyright ©
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Release Date
May 17, 1988
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