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"I’ll be out the gate by eight / in the spoon by noon / fixed by six / and back in the pen by ten!” 

The heroin junkie merry-go-'round:

Release from prison-back to using dope-re-arrest.

The addict's vicious cycle.
Johnny Threefingers: "Heard you're getting out of this craphole today."
Harry Hophead: "Pfft...well, I'll be back...you know me, man... ""I’ll be out the gate by eight / in the spoon by noon / fixed by six / and back in the pen by ten!”"

Right Out Of The Gate 

An idiom meaning "right away," similar to "right off the bat."
Mitch Holthus: TOUCHDOWN!! KAN-SAS CITY! A 106 YARD KICKOFF RETURN RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE! And it's a Houston native to do it!

cum out of the start gate 

Ex. Hey Teddy, cum out of the start gate.

out the gates 

To do something for no apparent reason or with no provocation.
All these cats wanted to know why I beat down ol' boy... shit was out the gates man I was just playin.
out the gates by Young Ceize September 7, 2005