Story Behind The Song

Increased use of heroin in the USA.

Song Description

Drug addict dies of overdose.

Lyrics

V1
Hot Damn, Nellie, What's gotten into you?
Oh Man, Nellie, What are you tryna do?
Everybody got a little crazy,
you wanna look at me askew.
My brand is looking kind of normal,
What kinda  crazy gotta holda you?

v2
Hot Damn, Nellie, what happened to your face?
Oh Man, Nellie, your eyes are off in space.
Everybody gets a little knock down,
we all gotta get back up again.
But you look'n ta need a lockdown,
Needle tracks are marking up your skin.

Chorus
well its a kick and a hoot
you're sure to be the slave
it'll put you in the grave
eat you from within
there's no way that you can win
there'll be nothing left to save
the smack is back and with it crack
it's a dirty trickster, can't you see
there ain't nothin in that needle but misery

Bridge
Oh Nellie, no Nellie, gotta let it go
Oh Nellie, no Nellie, get up out the flo'
no Nellie no Nellie no Nellie no
no crack no meth no heroin or blow, no Nellie, no.

V3
Hot Damn, Nellie, where did it all go wrong?
Oh Man, Nellie, girl you're way too young.
I guess you're done with all your sorrow,
but did you mean to say goodbye?
this time you went a bit to far - oh
Girl, you ain't supposed to die.

Chorus
well its a kick and a hoot
you're sure to be the slave
it'll put you in the grave
eat you from within
there's no way that you can win
there'll be nothing left to save
the smack is back and with it crack
it's a dirty trickster, can't you see
there ain't nothin in that needle...

well its a kick and a hoot
you're sure to be the slave
it'll put you in the grave
eat you from within
there's no way that you can win
there'll be nothing left to save
the smack is back and with it crack
it's a dirty trickster, can't you see
there ain't nothin in that needle but misery