Both as a standalone and as part of the DSOTS album, you can take this lyric as read. As a matter of public record, Jourgensen's drug intake was legendary even in the 1980s. By the late 90s, in his own words, he was grappling with massive addiction issues and had lost almost everything: friends, spouse, money and had nearly died more than once. "Dark Side of the Spoon" is a both funny & sad title for an album made by a musical genius who was losing the plot; and this song is a message to his fans & friends saying he knows it. It's painful to listen to so I'm glad the "Keith Richards of industrial metals" wised up and cleaned up. Well done sir.
Its hard for me to lie to you
She comes home to me
and we lay awake 'til morning breaks discussing MTV
Jolene we almost never met and where would we both be
We'd be drowning in a sea of wealth
Six figures and misery
Take it easy
I'm new to this Jolene
Make it easier for me to turn and leave
When I walk away I find I've been replaced
Now he's in your thoughts en route to outer space
And its hard to go to bed with you still running through my mind
But you make it so much easier to leave it all behind
and then you fly me to the moon while singing country songs
i would lie in bed 'til morning breaks if it weren't for my alarm.
Take it easy
I'm new to this Jolene
Make it easier for me to turn and leave
When I walk away I find I've been replaced
Now he's in your thoughts en route to outer space
Make it easy
But darlin don't be shy
You light a cigarette and then just close your eyes
When I walked away I swear I was replaced
Now he's in your bed en route to outer space
La de da de da da da de da de da de da da da
La de da da da da da da La de da da da da da da
Do da da da de da da da
She comes home to me
and we lay awake 'til morning breaks discussing MTV
Jolene we almost never met and where would we both be
We'd be drowning in a sea of wealth
Six figures and misery
Take it easy
I'm new to this Jolene
Make it easier for me to turn and leave
When I walk away I find I've been replaced
Now he's in your thoughts en route to outer space
And its hard to go to bed with you still running through my mind
But you make it so much easier to leave it all behind
and then you fly me to the moon while singing country songs
i would lie in bed 'til morning breaks if it weren't for my alarm.
Take it easy
I'm new to this Jolene
Make it easier for me to turn and leave
When I walk away I find I've been replaced
Now he's in your thoughts en route to outer space
Make it easy
But darlin don't be shy
You light a cigarette and then just close your eyes
When I walked away I swear I was replaced
Now he's in your bed en route to outer space
La de da de da da da de da de da de da da da
La de da da da da da da La de da da da da da da
Do da da da de da da da
Lyrics submitted by Taylor330
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a few corrections:
now he's in your thoughts on route to outer space
and then you fly me to the moon while singing country songs
i would lie in bed 'til morning breaks if it weren't for my alarm.