Cocaine
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You've got to take her out, cocaine
If you want to get down,
Get down on the ground, cocaine
She don't lie,
She don't lie,
She don't lie, cocaine
You want to kick them blues, cocaine
When your day is done
And you want to run, cocaine
She don't lie,
She don't lie,
She don't lie, cocaine
If your thing is gone
And you want to ride on, cocaine
Don't forget this fact,
You can't get it back, cocaine
She don't lie,
She don't lie,
She don't lie, cocaine
She don't lie,
She don't lie,
She don't lie, cocaine
In "Cocaine," J.J. Cale sings about the allures and consequences of cocaine. The song has a catchy and upbeat rhythm but its lyrics reflect the dark side of drug addiction. The chorus repeats the phrase "She don't lie, she don't lie, she don't lie, cocaine" referring to the drug as an entity with power over those who use it.
Cale starts off the song by encouraging the listener to take out the woman they desire if they want to spend time with her, but with cocaine being the payment. He then suggests that if you want to feel the effects of the drug, you need to get down on the ground. In the second verse, he talks about turning to cocaine when you're feeling down or have bad news, saying that it can temporarily make you forget about your problems. In the third verse, while the subject of the song has lost something he enjoys, he wants to ride on and use cocaine to forget his sorrows, which leads to the cautionary reminder that once you're hooked on cocaine, you can't get away from it.
This song is a classic and has been covered by multiple artists, including Eric Clapton, who had a hit with his version. The song was also famously sampled by rapper J. Cole in his song "Cole Summer." Additionally, the song has been used in multiple films and TV shows, including the movies Wolf of Wall Street and Blow.
Line by Line Meaning
If you want to hang out,
You've got to take her out, cocaine
If you want to spend time with this girl, you need to pay for her expensive cocaine habit
If you want to get down,
Get down on the ground, cocaine
If you want to do cocaine, get ready to be on your hands and knees
She don't lie,
She don't lie,
She don't lie, cocaine
Cocaine is a powerful drug and can't be beaten when it comes to euphoric experiences
If you got bad news,
You want to kick them blues, cocaine
If you're feeling down, cocaine will make you forget your problems
When your day is done
And you want to run, cocaine
After a long day, cocaine will give you the energy to keep going
If your thing is gone
And you want to ride on, cocaine
If you lost everything, cocaine will make you feel like you have it all again
Don't forget this fact,
You can't get it back, cocaine
Once you use cocaine, you can't undo its effects or reverse its consequences
She don't lie,
She don't lie,
She don't lie, cocaine
Cocaine is a tempting mistress that will never lead you astray
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: J. J. Cale
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Alex United Stand
That line Joey said about "There's some nights about how I didn't even want to do it, or need to do it some nights but still did it" is the most true line about addiction ever spoken.
RipCity 503
My drinking habit in a nutshell. "once that shit grips you that's it"
GCU ht
I can relate if the subject was masturbation
moneyhafimek
Alex Adams that line can be applied to anything even sex. I’ve always said that I’m addicted to everything that’s why I can’t stay addicted to just one thing. Money, pride, and sex are my top three which makes it difficult to stay addicted to coke, weed, alcohol etc.
Isaac Monson
moneyhafimek everyone’s addicted to those tho. Those are just the basic addictions lmao real addicts are the ones that branch out & get tied up by the drugs, gambling & other shit
Ollie Conroy
No pun intended ‘line’
Barry Kyle
You know, listening to Joey talk about how he beat his cocaine addiction is really fascinating from a behavioral analysis perspective. He kind of accidentally stumbled upon a principle called behavioral extinction. Basically, you remove yourself from a novel environment (he went to bed before 8pm) which is typically associated with the addiction and simultaneously create distractions to fill in the gaps. It's a textbook case of how to beat addiction. When I say textbook, I mean textbook. They teach this stuff in college level BA classes.
Yobootyhadmeded
Nice love hearing stuff like this
Robert Torres
Moving out of my hometown is the only thing that helped me its interesting that they teach that in those level classes I never knew that.
Matt Cartledge
How do you beat food addiction?