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The Drugs Don't Work Lyrics
All this talk of getting old
Is getting me down my love
Like a cat in a bag
Waiting to drown
This time i've calmed down
And i know your thinking of me
As you lay down on your side
Now the drugs don't work
They just make you worse
And I know i'll see your face again
and now the drugs don't work
They just make you worse
But I know i'll see your face again
But I know i'm on a loosing streak
As I pass down by your street
And if you want a show
Just let me know
And I'll sing in your ear again
Now the drugs don't work
They just make you worse
But I Know i'll see your face again
So baby, Ohhhh
If Heaven calls
I'm coming too
Just like you said
When you leave my life
I'm better off dead
All this talk of getting old
Is getting me down my love
Like a cat in the bag
Waiting to drown
This time i'm holding on.
Drugs don't work
They just make you worse
But I know i'll see your face again
So baby, ohhhhh
If Heaven calls
I'm comming too
And like you said
If you leave my life
I'm better off dead
But if you want a show
Just let me know
And I'll sing in your ear again
Now that the drugs don't work
They just make you worse
But I know I'll see your face again(x4)
Never comming down
Never comming down no more (x2)
yea, I know i'll see your face again.
Is getting me down my love
Like a cat in a bag
Waiting to drown
This time i've calmed down
As you lay down on your side
Now the drugs don't work
They just make you worse
And I know i'll see your face again
They just make you worse
But I know i'll see your face again
As I pass down by your street
And if you want a show
Just let me know
And I'll sing in your ear again
They just make you worse
But I Know i'll see your face again
If Heaven calls
I'm coming too
Just like you said
When you leave my life
I'm better off dead
Is getting me down my love
Like a cat in the bag
Waiting to drown
This time i'm holding on.
They just make you worse
But I know i'll see your face again
If Heaven calls
I'm comming too
And like you said
If you leave my life
I'm better off dead
Just let me know
And I'll sing in your ear again
They just make you worse
But I know I'll see your face again(x4)
Never comming down no more (x2)
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This song is so beautiful, I feel like its pulling me in pieces. This is one of my favorite songs.
i love this song. it reminds me of my friend because the drugs really arent working for him. and he needs to chill.
but on another note, this was one of my first favorite ben harper songs. god. he's so lyrically beautiful.
Ben didn't write this one. It's a cover of a song by the Verve. This version is sooo much better...Ben puts so much more emotion into it.
hrmm....i drugs were only a temporary relief. but no it doesnt work. Why was it when i heard this song, everything seems to all come together? Ben harper is a fkn legend!
I think this song was written while Richard Ashcroft (the singer/songwriter from the Verve) was watching his father die in hospital, if you were wondering what it was about.
Because I'd heard that, I always thought it was about medicinal drugs, rather than recreational drugs.
Ben said in a rolling stone interview when asked if/what song he wished he wrote and his answer was this one
i think this song is better than the original, Ben's voice is so tranquil. I think its a beautful song.
i think this version is better than the original. Ben's voice is so tranquil. it's a beautiful song.
good song, but i guess you guys just dont understand the verve.
This song is soo beautiful. I have a story to share…my cousin was diagnosed with leukemia was being treated with chemotherapy I went to visit her the one day and her boyfriend was sitting at her bed side singing this song to her. Adorable!