The song Codine is performed by Quicksilver Messenger Service in the album named Sons of Mercury (1968-1975) in the year 1991 .
An' my belly is cravin', I got a shakin' in my head
I feel like I'm dyin' an' I wish I were dead
If I lived till tomorrow it's gonna be a long time
For I'll reel and I'll fall and rise on codine
An' it's real, an' it's real, one more time
When I was a young man I learned not to care
Wild whiskey in front an' I often did swear
My mother and father said, "Whiskey is a curse
But the fate of their baby, is a many times worse"
An' it's real, an' it's real, one more time
You'll forget your woman, you'll forget about the man
Try it just once, an' you'll try it again
It's sometimes you wonder and it's sometimes you think
That I'm a-livin' my life with abandon to drink
An' it's real, an' it's real, one more time
Stay away from the cities, stay away from the towns
Stay away from the men pushin' the codine around
Stay away from the stores where the remedy is found
I will live a few days as a slave to codine
An' it's real, an' it's real, one more time
An' my belly is cravin', I've got a shakin' in my head
An' I've started heatin' oh, whether my body has said
Stab yourself with the grains of cocaine
An' you'll end up dead or you'll end up insane
An' it's real, an' it's real, one more time
An' my belly is cravin', I've got a shakin' in my head
I feel like I'm dyin' an' I wish I were dead
If I lived till tomorrow it's gonna be a long time
For I'll reel and I'll fall and rise up on codine
An' it's real, an' it's real, one more time
An' it's real, an' it's real, one more time
Quicksilver Messenger Service - Sons of Mercury (1968-1975)
- Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You
- Codine
- I Hear You Knockin' (It's Too Late)
- Pride Of Man
- Light Your Windows
- Dino's Song
- The Fool
- Gold And Silver
- Bears
- Who Do You Love (Single Edit)
- Mona
- Maiden Of The Cancer Moon
- Calvary
- Happy Trails
- Shady Grove
- Flute Song
- Joseph's Coat
- Edward, The Mad Shirt Grinder
- Fresh Air
- Cobra
- Subway
- What About Me
- Local Color
- Hope
- Fire Brothers
- Don't Cry My Lady Love
- I Found Love
- Doin' Time In The U.S.A.
- Gypsy Lights
- Cowboy On The Run