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Artist: Howie Day
Canonical path: /howie-day/the-drugs-don-t-work
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The Drugs Don't Work
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The Drugs Don't Work
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All this talk of getting older
It's getting me down my Lord
Like a cat in a bag
Waiting to drown
This time I'm coming down
Now I know you're thinking of me
As you lay down on your side
Now the drugs don't work
They just make you worse
But I know I'll see your face again
Now the drugs don't work
They just make you worse
But I know I'll see your face again
But I know I'm on a losing streak
As I pass down by your street
But if you want to show
Just let me know
And I'll sing in your ear again
Now the drugs don't work
They just make you worse
But I know I'll see your face again
Cause baby ooooooo
If heaven comes
I'm coming too
Just like you saaaaid
You need my life
I'm better off dead
All this talk of getting old
It's getting me better Lord
Like a cat in a bag
Waiting to drown
This time I'm coming down
Now the drugs don't work
They just make you worse
But I know I'll see your face again
Cause baby..
If heaven comes
I'm coming too
Just like you saaaid
If you need my life
I'm better dead
But if you want me to show
Just let me know
And I'll sing in your ear again
Now the drugs don't work
They just make you worse
But I know I'll see your face again
Yeah, I know I'll see your face again...oh no x3
Never coming down now, never coming no more x3
oh no, oh no...
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