Started with a pain in my heart That compromised my sanity I was really fallin' apart When this angel came and rescued me She has a gift of healin' power As it works on me for hours and hours She's a painkiller, she works on me Painkiller, oh yeah, set me free She lives all by herself now In a bad neighborhood But when she comes out tonight She be lookin' mighty good And right now I need her so much She done ease my pain with just one touch She's a painkiller, she works on me Painkiller, oh, set me free She not the cure for all my ills But when I hurt I know she will She's a painkiller, she works on me Hey, painkiller, yeah, set me free There's a real fine line between addiction and love But I know when the night time comes I got no choice, I got to succumb to my Painkiller, she works on me Painkiller, ooh, set me free Painkiller, set me free, hey, hey Painkiller, yeah, yeah, yeah, work on Work on me, work on me, work on me Work on me, work on me, work on me Work on me, work on me, ah yeah, work on me