Drifted off in the dead of night Lips are blue in the cheap black light Stood so tall when he was on his feet But that overdose put you underneath It's another mother that lost her son In the river of oblivion It's another daughter that's way too young In the river of oblivion She went down to forget herself And the stories she had left to tell Measured down to the milligram But a tired heart doesn't give a damn It's another mother that lost her son In the river of oblivion It's another daughter that's way too young In the river of oblivion Secrets never do get told when you're laying cold