I Get High — Yazan

Lyrics

Oh now sugar would you walk me back to my place, I'm so dazed
I can't remember the last thing that you said
Check my pocket, would you help me to find my key?
Oh now sugar would you quit being such a tease

I get high, I drink whiskey and I get high
I'm eager to lose my mind
And then baby I don't mind

Well I asked my baby where she was gone to all day, she wouldn't say
But I didn't need no telling girl
Your crooked part gave you away
I asked for a whiskey and she gave me a lemonade
I asked for a lemon and she passed me a hand grenade

I get high, babe I'm eager to lose my mind
I smoke some reefer and I get by
And then baby I don't mind
All night

Notes

Sometimes you just need to write a song about using substances to help escape your woes. I don’t drink much whiskey these days, but when I was writing this song in 2011-2012, I was in pretty rough shape emotionally and definitely looking for escape. This is another one that Martín Celis helped develop, and you can see us play a version of it back in 2013 here.

When Kris Kuss and I recorded the song, we added the guitar solo section at the end, something that’s often hard to weave into songs arranged for a drum and guitar duo, but I think we pulled it off.

Here is a Daytrotter video of me playing with my live band in 2018 (Nick Dooley on drums, Sam Gehrke on bass) while we were on tour across the US: “I Get High”.

Appears On

Your Crooked PartLP, 2012 · Track 5
- Recorded byWill Manning
- Vocals, GuitarYazan
Howlin'EP, 2015 · Track 3
- Recorded byMike Kutchman
- Vocals, GuitarYazan
- DrumsKris Kuss