Both as a standalone and as part of the DSOTS album, you can take this lyric as read. As a matter of public record, Jourgensen's drug intake was legendary even in the 1980s. By the late 90s, in his own words, he was grappling with massive addiction issues and had lost almost everything: friends, spouse, money and had nearly died more than once. "Dark Side of the Spoon" is a both funny & sad title for an album made by a musical genius who was losing the plot; and this song is a message to his fans & friends saying he knows it. It's painful to listen to so I'm glad the "Keith Richards of industrial metals" wised up and cleaned up. Well done sir.
Jenny, so many times I tried to get away
But you kept following me all over town
I'll display it, there's no way to say it
I don't just want you,
I just don't want you around,
I don't want you around,
You follow me around
It's really bringing me down
I don't want you around
When it was time to go I had nothing to say
Don't you look at me,
Don't you look at me that way
"I love you!" Oh, really? Please go away
What gave you the idea?
Get it out of your head
You follow us around
We're not the Grateful Dead
I wanted to be friends but you wanted more
So, like I told you before
I don't want you around
But you kept following me all over town
I'll display it, there's no way to say it
I don't just want you,
I just don't want you around,
I don't want you around,
You follow me around
It's really bringing me down
I don't want you around
When it was time to go I had nothing to say
Don't you look at me,
Don't you look at me that way
"I love you!" Oh, really? Please go away
What gave you the idea?
Get it out of your head
You follow us around
We're not the Grateful Dead
I wanted to be friends but you wanted more
So, like I told you before
I don't want you around
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I Don't Want You Around Lyrics as written by Mike Burkett
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this song is by propagandhi, not NOFX.
thats what i thought.
It's actually by Cheap Trick, these bands just covered it...
I don't even think NOFX ever covered it though. Only Propagandhi as far as I know...
they all bloody did it!
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also been covered by me first and the gimmie gimmies which contains fat mike........