Lyrics to
Cocaine

This version of Cocaine was released by Jackson Browne in 1977.

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You take Sally and I’ll take Sue
Their ain’t no difference between the two
Cocaine, running all ’round my brain

Headin’ down Scott, turnin’ up Main
Looking for that girl that sells cocaine
Cocaine, runnin’ all ’round my brain

Late last night about a quarter past four
Ladanyi come knockin’ down my hotel room door
Where’s the cocaine…
It’s runnin’ all ’round my brain

I was talking to my doctor down at the hospital
He said, “Son, it says here you’re twenty-seven,
But that’s impossible
Cocaine… you look like you could be forty-five”

Now I’m losing touch with reality and I’m almost out of blow
It’s such a fine line… I hate to see it go
Cocaine, runnin’ all ’round my brain

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The lyrics to Cocaine are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Jackson Browne in 1977. Elements of the lyrics to Cocaine are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Jackson Browne and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Cocaine back when it was created.

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