I was gonna clean my room until I got high
I gonna get up and find the broom but then I got high
My room is still messed up and I know why
‘Cause I got high

I was gonna go to class before I got high
I coulda cheated and I coulda passed but I got high
I am taking it next semester and I know why
‘Cause I got high
‘Cause I got high
‘Cause I got high

I was gonna go to work but then I got high
I just got a new promotion but I got high
Now I’m selling dope and I know why
‘Cause I got high
‘Cause I got high
‘Cause I got high

I was gonna go to court before I got high
I was gonna pay my child support but then I got high
They took my whole paycheck and I know why
‘Cause I got high
‘Cause I got high
‘Cause I got high

I wasn’t gonna run from the cops but I was high
I was gonna pull right over and stop but I was high
Now I am a paraplegic, because I got high
Because I got high
Because I got high

I was gonna pay my car note until I got high
I was gonna gamble on the boat but then I got high
Now the tow truck is pulling away and I know why
Because I got high
Because I got high
Because I got high

I was gonna make love to you but then I got high
I was gonna eat yo pussy too but then I got high
Now I’m jacking off and I know why
‘Cause I got high
‘Cause I got high
‘Cause I got high

I messed up my entire life because I got high
I lost my kids and wife because I got high
Now I’m sleeping on the sidewalk and I know why
‘Cause I got high
‘Cause I got high
‘Cause I got high

I’m gonna stop singing this song because I’m high
I’m singing this whole thing wrong because I’m high
And if I don’t sell one copy I know why
‘Cause I got high
‘Cause I got high
‘Cause I got high

Because I Got High Joseph “Afroman” Foreman