Lyric discussion by grizzled78 

Cover art for Forty Dollars lyrics by Twilight Singers, The

Greg Dulli in an AVclub interview

AVC: What is that song about? GD: It's a New Orleans thing. There's a couple dealers down there, and because of the undercover cops that run the nighttime bars, code words are used. "Love" is cocaine. "Love" costs $40. And "She loves you," "Love is all you need," that's all code.

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