Codine

My belly is craving, I got a shakin' in my head

I feel like I'm dyin' an' I wish I was dead

If I lived till tomorrow that'd be a long time

For I'll reel and I'll fall and rise on codine

An' it's real, Lord, it's real, one more time

Stay away from the poolhalls, the taverns in the towns

Stay away from the man pushin' that codine around

Stay away from the stores where the remedy is a find

Much better in pain, than to be caught in codine

You'll forget your woman, you'll forget about man

Try it just once, an' you'll try it again

You'll forget about life, and you'll forget about time

And live all your days, a slave to codine

An' it's real, Lord, it's real, one more time

An' it's real, Lord, it's real, one more time

And stumble and fall, and rise on codine

• Artist:The Charlatans (USA)
• Album:The Amazing Charlatans (1996)