Lyrically this is an extremely misinformed song. Stevie aims to give the listener the wildly incorrect impression that all (or the majority) of people who use an illegal drug end-up having their lives and their personality ruined by it. Even more misinformed is that it seems to focus on weed primarily
It's kind of hypocritical too when you consider how many musicians Stevie admired and covered used an illegal drug without incurring the kind of downfall that Stevie speaks of here e.g. Ray Charles, The Beatles, Bob Dylan
Lyrically this is an extremely misinformed song. Stevie aims to give the listener the wildly incorrect impression that all (or the majority) of people who use an illegal drug end-up having their lives and their personality ruined by it. Even more misinformed is that it seems to focus on weed primarily
It's kind of hypocritical too when you consider how many musicians Stevie admired and covered used an illegal drug without incurring the kind of downfall that Stevie speaks of here e.g. Ray Charles, The Beatles, Bob Dylan