There’s a monkey on your back and its hungry

Hungry for another shot

You reach for the hypodermic needle 

Is it there? No it’s not


The monkey on your back is jumping

Scratching and biting your neck

It forces you to want that fix

Makes you feel like a total wreck


You’re going cold turkey you know you’re gonna shake

You’re going cold turkey, you know you’re gonna sweat

Till it feels like you’re drowning

You’re reliving a nightmare awake

You’re going cold turkey

You know, you’re gonna sweat and shake


The worst part is over, 

But withdrawel’s yet to come

The fits of vomiting are dying down

But the days seem so long


The monkey is getting weaker

But still its waiting to get fed

You gotta shrug that monkey off your shoulder

Then the addiction, will be dead


You’re going cold turkey you know you’re gonna shake

You’re going cold turkey, you know you’re gonna sweat

Till it feels like you’re drowning

You’re reliving a nightmare awake

You’re going cold turkey

You know, you’re gonna sweat and shake


The shaking is now over, 

and the sweat is drying out

But the memory still lingers, 

in your mind there is some doubt

Another few days of isolation, 

another few hours of consultation

Then the monkey on your back will drop

The addiction, it will stop