| The Rolling Stones – Sweet Virginia Lyrics | 9 years ago |
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Ohhh and scrape that shit right off your shoes is a reference to a period in L.A. When graham parsons and Keith couldn't find any half way decent H and resorted to "Mexican Shoe scrapings" |
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| The Rolling Stones – Sweet Virginia Lyrics | 9 years ago |
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Based on listening to all available documentary, autobios, being around some close friends of some of the guys etc. I feel it is a time when you are confused/down/scared and you decided the one thing to help you out is to get away with "Virginia". Yes, "drop your reds drop your greens and blues"..,it sounds like a decision to get away from that life and all. However, (also a recurring theme in Keith's book), it ain't that easy and a part of you knows u don't want to leave it all, so you hide the speed in your shoes, the desert in toenail I always thought meant heroin. Drugs are a love hate relationship and to even get to the point of becoming motivated enough to try to quit (partially?), there needs to be a special person to escape with. |
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