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The Needle and the Spoon Lyrics

Thirty days, lord and thirty nights
I'm comin' home on an airplane flight
Mama waitin' at the ticket line
Tell me son why do you stand there cryin'

(chorus)
It was the needle and the spoon
And a trip to the moon
Took me away, took me away

I've been feelin' so sick and tired
Got to get better, lord before I die
Seven doctors couldn't help my head, they said
You better quit, son before your dead

(chorus)
Quit the needle. Quit the spoon
Quit the trip to the moon
We gonna take you away. Lord, we gonna take you away

(spoken)
It was the needle and the spoon

I've seen a lot of people who thought they were cool
But then again, lord I've seen a lot of fools
Well, I hope you people, lord can hear what I say
You'll have your chance to hit it some day


(chorus)
Don't mess with the needle or a spoon
Or any trip to the moon
It'll take you away

Lord, their gonna bury you boy
Don't mess with the needle
Now I know, I know, I know...
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Cover art for The Needle and the Spoon lyrics by Lynyrd Skynyrd

Great song. Along that same line of other Skynyrd songs. "Don't get involved with this, it'll do you in." Case in point: Saturday Night Special, Poison Whiskey, That Smell."

Cover art for The Needle and the Spoon lyrics by Lynyrd Skynyrd

"I've seen a lot of people who thought they were cool, But then again, lord I've seen a lot of fools"

my motto

Cover art for The Needle and the Spoon lyrics by Lynyrd Skynyrd

heroin ?

Cover art for The Needle and the Spoon lyrics by Lynyrd Skynyrd

another great skynard song. surprised on the number of comments. i think its about how he's lost so many of his friends to drugs. Kind of hipicritical for skynard to be writing antidrug songs though.

@Skynyrd boy, hipi-whatical??

Cover art for The Needle and the Spoon lyrics by Lynyrd Skynyrd

that's the thing about drugs you can't hate them and still not be able to get away from them. favorite skynyrd tune.

Cover art for The Needle and the Spoon lyrics by Lynyrd Skynyrd

Agree with the other posters. Anti-drugs. Love the line:- "I've seen a lot of people who thought they were cool But then again I've seen a lot of fools" How very true.

Cover art for The Needle and the Spoon lyrics by Lynyrd Skynyrd

Yeah well skynyrd used drugs but I'm pretty sure they never messed with smack. It wasn't mentioned in their bio. An awesome song with a good message and a wonderful solo by Alan. The live version is best.

Cover art for The Needle and the Spoon lyrics by Lynyrd Skynyrd

this song is not specifically about heroin, it's more of a "Slow down before youre dead, Rockstar." song.

Cover art for The Needle and the Spoon lyrics by Lynyrd Skynyrd

haha it's definitely heroin, "the needle and the spoon"

They weren't exactly subtle about it.

Cover art for The Needle and the Spoon lyrics by Lynyrd Skynyrd

It is about lynyrd skynyrd telling american society about how they dont do heroin (only everything else) And yes its about heroin, no its not about any other drug.