Lyrics
Somebody calls me on the phone
Receiving a phone call
Say "hey-hey, is Artie home?
Inquiring about Artie
You want to take a walk
Suggesting a walk
You want to go cop
Suggesting drug purchase
You want to go get some Chinese Rock?"
Proposing getting heroin, referred to as "Chinese Rock"
I'm livin' on a Chinese Rock
Living a lifestyle centered around heroin use
All my best things are in hock
Possessions pawned for drugs
I'm livin' on a Chinese rock
Continuation of a drug-dependent lifestyle
Everything is in the pawn shop
Items pawned for drug money
The plaster fallin' of the wall
Deteriorating living conditions
My girlfriend cryin' in the shower stall
Relationship strain, girlfriend distressed
It's hot as a bitch
Hot and uncomfortable environment
I should've been rich
Reflecting on missed opportunities for wealth
But I'm just diggin' a Chinese ditch
Metaphorically digging a hole, possibly referring to drug addiction
I'm livin' on a Chinese Rock
Reiteration of drug-dependent living
All my best things are in hock
Loss of valuable possessions
I'm livin' on a Chinese rock
Continuation of a drug-dependent lifestyle
Everything is in the pawn shop
Items pawned for drug money
The plaster fallin' of the wall
Deteriorating living conditions
My girlfriend cryin' in the shower stall
Relationship strain, girlfriend distressed
It's hot as a bitch
Hot and uncomfortable environment
I should've been rich
Reflecting on missed opportunities for wealth
But I'm just diggin' a Chinese ditch
Metaphorically digging a hole, possibly referring to drug addiction
I'm livin' on a Chinese Rock
Repetition of drug-dependent living
All my best things are in hock
Repetition of loss of valuable possessions
I'm livin' on a Chinese rock
Repetition of drug-dependent lifestyle
Everything is in the pawn shop
Repetition of items pawned for drug money
I'm livin' on a Chinese Rock
Repetition of drug-dependent living
I'm livin' on a Chinese Rock
-I'm livin' on a Chinese rock
-I'm livin' on a Chinese Rock
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