I Couldn't Get High

by The Village Fugs

From the album: The Village Fugs Sing Ballads of Contemporary Protest, Point of Views, and General Dissatisfaction

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Lyrics for I Couldn't Get High

But he could not get high! I went to a party the other night I wanted to fill my brain with light I grabbed myself a bottle and I started drinking wine Oh, pretty soon I'd be feeling fine But I couldn't get high, Lord! Don't know why, why, why I blew down the bottle and I whipped out my pipe Stuffed it full of dope and I gave it a light I huffed, puffed, smoked it out too And after a while my heart was nearly broke Because I couldn't get high, shit! I don't know why, why, why I threw down the pipe as pissed as I could be And I gobbled up a mound of LSD I waited thirty minutes for my body to sink I waited and I waited but never felt a thing Because I couldn't get high, Lord! I don't know why, why, why Tell me why! I couldn't get high, Lord! Don't know why, why, why, why Lord knows I tried, thought I would die I wanted to cry because I couldn't get high No! No! No! No! No! Thank you Hot dog