This song is like a drug that I can’t get enough of.
Jolene
By Ray LaMontagne
Cocaine flame in my bloodstream
Sold my coat when I hit Spokane
Bought myself a hard pack of cigarettes in the early morning rain
Lately my hands they don’t feel like mine
My eyes been stung with dust and blind
Held you in my arms one time
Lost you just the same
Jolene
I ain’t about to go straight
It’s too late
I found myself face down in a ditch
Booze in my hair
Blood on my lips
A picture of you holding a picture of me
In the pocket of my blue jeans
Still don’t know what love means
Still don’t know what love means
Jolene
Jolene
Been so long since I’ve seen your face
Or felt a part of this human race
I’ve been living out of this here suitcase for way too long
A man needs something he can hold onto
A nine pound hammer or a woman like you
Either one of them things will do
Jolene
I ain’t about to go straight
It’s too late
I found myself face down in a ditch
Booze in my hair
Blood on my lips
A picture of you holding a picture of me
In the pocket of my blue jeans
Still don’t know what love means
Still don’t know what love means
Jolene
Jolene
Jolene
6 Comments
Isn’t this a Dolly Parton song?
@ Jamie: I’ll assume that’s a joke, since every self-respecting ‘mo knows Dolly’s version.
Well, I thought it was funny . . .
@ Jamie: It was! Sometimes it’s hard to tell whether someone is joking or serious online, but I figured you were joshing.
Why does it say, “error opening file” when I try to listen?
@ fightingwindmills: I get that error sometimes and have to click play a few times to get it to start. It just worked for me in Firefox, but if you can’t get it to work and still want to hear it, just send me an email.