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Straight Shooter Lyrics
Don't get me mad, don't tell no lie,
Don't make me sad, don't pass me by.
Baby, are you holding, holding anything but me ?
'Cause I'm a real straight shooter if you know what I mean.
You can bring me love, you can hang around,
You can bring me up, don't you bring me down.
Baby, are you holding, holding anything but me ?
'Cause I'm a real straight shooter if you know what I mean.
I've been searching all night
Just to find what I'm looking for,
Baby, baby, treat me right
Or I won't come round your door.
No more !
You can bring me love, you can hang around,
You can bring me up, don't you bring me down.
Baby, are you holding, holding anything but me ?
'Cause I'm a real straight shooter if you know what I mean.
I've been searching all night
Just to find what I'm looking for,
Baby, baby, treat me right
Or I won't come round your door.
No more !
Don't get me mad, don't tell no lie,
Don't make me sad, just get me high.
Baby, what you're holding, half of that belongs to me,
'Cause I'm a real straight shooter (baby, don't you get me down),
I'm a real straight shooter (I've been searching all night long),
I'm a real straight shooter, baby, if you know what I mean,
If you know what I mean !
Don't make me sad, don't pass me by.
Baby, are you holding, holding anything but me ?
'Cause I'm a real straight shooter if you know what I mean.
You can bring me up, don't you bring me down.
Baby, are you holding, holding anything but me ?
'Cause I'm a real straight shooter if you know what I mean.
Just to find what I'm looking for,
Baby, baby, treat me right
Or I won't come round your door.
No more !
You can bring me up, don't you bring me down.
Baby, are you holding, holding anything but me ?
'Cause I'm a real straight shooter if you know what I mean.
Just to find what I'm looking for,
Baby, baby, treat me right
Or I won't come round your door.
No more !
Don't make me sad, just get me high.
Baby, what you're holding, half of that belongs to me,
'Cause I'm a real straight shooter (baby, don't you get me down),
I'm a real straight shooter (I've been searching all night long),
I'm a real straight shooter, baby, if you know what I mean,
If you know what I mean !
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I believe the line “i’m a real straight shooter if you know what i mean” was meant to be a vague threat, like ‘don’t let me catch you with someone else or i’ll shoot em’ The line “baby what you’re holding, half of that belongs to me” obviously refers to some kind of drug, but that’s appropriate following the “just get me high” verse. I’m pretty sure that’s the only part of the song referring to drugs. While there are obviously MANY songs out there referring to drug use and getting high, i think once people find out an artist uses drugs they believe it’s the subject matter of ALL their work when, more often than not, it’s just a footnote.
This song seems like a complete innuendo for heroin.
DEFINITELY! it's pretty wild, such a sweet sounding song seemingly about a straight laced person but it's the exact opposite when you really listen to it.
DEFINITELY! it's pretty wild, such a sweet sounding song seemingly about a straight laced person but it's the exact opposite when you really listen to it.
I initially thought the song was a reflection of the state of Michelle and John Phillips deteriorating marriage. I had read that John had forgiven Michelle for her affair with Denny Doherty, and he told her "straight" that any further indiscretions would end in divorce. Of course, with Johns later fall into addiction, his searching for heroin could also be true. I wasn't aware they were shooting drugs in 1966.