Sit back And I'll tell a story I know it all too well About a friend, a friend, a friend of mine Whose life went straight to hell Well, it started innocent enough With a drink or two each day And there's no turning back now It seems my friend has gone away Java Joe don't know which way to go His head is spinning and his mind has gone so low He can't sleep, caffeine overdrive Doesn't know if he will survive to drink again Java Joe No sleep for three days straight And it's going to his mind He's acting like a zombie But he says that he feels fine Now it's hard to quit the habit, man It's so hard to put it down If he keeps the way he's going He'll be 6 feet underground Java Joe don't know which way to go His head is spinning and his mind has gone so low He can't sleep, caffeine overdrive Doesn't know if he will survive to drink again Java Joe he don't know Just which way to go 'Cause he's always running away from himself Now he knows he can't win Heard it time and again There's no shame in asking for help Said Joe's walking around with his fists in the air Bum bum So defiant and proud While the people just stare with a sense of despair They can see that Joe's going down Right now Java Joe don't know which way to go His head is spinning and his mind has gone so low He can't sleep, caffeine overdrive Doesn't know if he will survive to drink again