Jane's Addiction vocalist Perry Farrell gives Adam Reader some heartfelt insight into Jane’s Addiction's hard rock manifesto "Mountain Song", which was the second single from their revolutionary album Nothing's Shocking. Mountain song was first recorded in 1986 and appeared on the soundtrack to the film Dudes starring Jon Cryer. The version on Nothing's Shocking was re-recorded in 1988.
"'Mountain Song' was actually about... I hate to say it but... drugs. Climbing this mountain and getting as high as you can, and then coming down that mountain," reveals Farrell. "What it feels to descend from the mountain top... not easy at all. The ascension is tough but exhilarating. Getting down is... it's a real bummer. Drugs is not for everybody obviously. For me, I wanted to experience the heights, and the lows come along with it."
"There's a part - 'Cash in now honey, cash in Miss Smith.' Miss Smith is my Mother; our last name was Smith. Cashing in when she cashed in her life. So... she decided that, to her... at that time, she was desperate. Life wasn't worth it for her, that was her opinion. Some people think, never take your life, and some people find that their life isn't worth living. She was in love with my Dad, and my Dad was not faithful to her, and it broke her heart. She was very desperate and she did something that I know she regrets."
Yeah daddy said "Son, I'm sorry
You and Sheena ain't getting along.
And if she's so dead set on leaving you boy,
Why ain't she already gone?"
Yeah, ya better break out some sweet talking,
Cause I promise you you're gonna miss her,
And I know what I'd do if my baby left me,
Id pack up my things and go with her
You don't stay with the one you can live with,
It's the one you can't live without,
It's that one that's got you tore up in pieces boy,
It's that one you keep talkin about
Yeah prides a tough pill to swallow,
It'll leave you lonely cold, and bitter
So what you need to do
If she's gonna leave you
You better pack up and go with her
Daddy said son, I'm through preachin
I said all I'm gonna say
And if you love her as much as I think you do,
You're a fool if she gets away
She can go any where that she wants to
Don't give up, no don't quit her
Just do like I did when you're mama left me
Hell, I just packed up and went with her
you don't stay with the one you can live with,
Its the one you can't live without,
Its that one that's got you tore up in pieces boy,
Its that one you keep fretting about
prides a tough pill to swallow
It'll leave you lonely cold n bitter
What you need to do, if she's gonna leave you,
Pack up you things and go with her
you don't stay with the one you can live with,
Its the one you can't live without,
Its that one that's got you tore up in pieces boy,
Its that one you keep crying about
prides a tough pill to swallow
It'll leave you lonely, cold and bitter
What you need to do if she's gonna leave you,
Better pack up n go with her
yeah I know what I did when my baby left me,
I packed up my things and went with her
You and Sheena ain't getting along.
And if she's so dead set on leaving you boy,
Why ain't she already gone?"
Yeah, ya better break out some sweet talking,
Cause I promise you you're gonna miss her,
And I know what I'd do if my baby left me,
Id pack up my things and go with her
You don't stay with the one you can live with,
It's the one you can't live without,
It's that one that's got you tore up in pieces boy,
It's that one you keep talkin about
Yeah prides a tough pill to swallow,
It'll leave you lonely cold, and bitter
So what you need to do
If she's gonna leave you
You better pack up and go with her
Daddy said son, I'm through preachin
I said all I'm gonna say
And if you love her as much as I think you do,
You're a fool if she gets away
She can go any where that she wants to
Don't give up, no don't quit her
Just do like I did when you're mama left me
Hell, I just packed up and went with her
you don't stay with the one you can live with,
Its the one you can't live without,
Its that one that's got you tore up in pieces boy,
Its that one you keep fretting about
prides a tough pill to swallow
It'll leave you lonely cold n bitter
What you need to do, if she's gonna leave you,
Pack up you things and go with her
you don't stay with the one you can live with,
Its the one you can't live without,
Its that one that's got you tore up in pieces boy,
Its that one you keep crying about
prides a tough pill to swallow
It'll leave you lonely, cold and bitter
What you need to do if she's gonna leave you,
Better pack up n go with her
yeah I know what I did when my baby left me,
I packed up my things and went with her
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Go With Her Lyrics as written by Scott Emerick Dean Dillon
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