A Junkie's Lament Lyrics

Lyric discussion by baddp 

Cover art for A Junkie's Lament lyrics by James Taylor

Actually the monkey he refers to is a term used in the 70s to describe someone's addiction. They have a monkey on their back. Take it from me as a recovering addict myself that what it means. I have seen him live a few times and he has talked about it more then once. The monkey never lets go.

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