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Some people laugh in the dark
Some people cry alone
Some people talk without sayin' a thing
And everything turns out gloomy
Some people count your money
Someone is countin' your days
And somebody got to keep track of your mind
When everything turns out gloomy
Brothers'll make you look sideways
Fathers'll make you look back
And when you're done talking
You still got to shoot
'Cause everything turns out gloomy
Mmhmm
Mmhmm
Some people cry alone
Some people talk without sayin' a thing
And everything turns out gloomy
Some people count your money
Someone is countin' your days
And somebody got to keep track of your mind
When everything turns out gloomy
Brothers'll make you look sideways
Fathers'll make you look back
And when you're done talking
You still got to shoot
'Cause everything turns out gloomy
Mmhmm
Mmhmm
Lyrics submitted by Madcappunk
Gloomy Lyrics as written by John Cameron Fogerty
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
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Sounds to me like he's talking about heroin addiction. The lyrics and the sound effects in the song point to that without really coming out and saying it - except for the "shoot" comment. Maybe Fogerty heard Velvet Underground's "Heroin" and got inspired.
I don't think you're right. Creedence Clearwater Revival have never made "drug songs". The bluesy sound of this song is inspired by John Fogerty's fantasies about "The Grand Old Southland" (Louisiana), just like the whole "Creedence Clearwater Revival"-album, or also the song Born On The Bayou.