Orichalcon, you're almost there.
I think it's not about drugs or alcohol, rather a gambling addiction.
"Race me for tail or for heads" - tails and heads, usual gambling choices
"Your attitude is mud and your promise is dead" - gamblers will always promise "never again", and "just this once", I know a few
"Your numbers all come up now you're king of the town" - sounds like gambling to me :D
"You got a cold sweat begging for a score, you lose it all as you stumble to the floor"
Orichalcon, you're almost there. I think it's not about drugs or alcohol, rather a gambling addiction. "Race me for tail or for heads" - tails and heads, usual gambling choices "Your attitude is mud and your promise is dead" - gamblers will always promise "never again", and "just this once", I know a few "Your numbers all come up now you're king of the town" - sounds like gambling to me :D "You got a cold sweat begging for a score, you lose it all as you stumble to the floor"