My Drug Buddy

The Lemonheads

Evan Dando has written some genius songs — some hilarious, some self-deprecating — but most have this startling honesty to them. At first glance this song might seem to celebrate drug culture and it kind of does. But like a great short story, there is more going on here than meets the eye. These two have a relationship that is literally defined by drugs, but they love and need each other. Sung so sweetly and sincerely, with great backing vocals from Juliana Hatfield. These two are in a pattern of escaping together each day and there is something nostalgic about that. Somehow it all feels sustainable, but we know it’s not. And we fear where they might be headed and it’s enough to startle us.

She's coming over,
We'll go out walking,
Make a call on the way.

She's in the phone booth now,
I'm looking in.
There comes a smile on her face.

There's still some of the same stuff we got yesterday.
There's still some of the same stuff we got yesterday,
Yeah.

I'm too much with myself,
I wanna be someone else.
I'm too much with myself,
I wanna be someone else.
I'm too much with myself,
I wanna be someone else.

So we take off out Fiona's door,
Walk until it's light outside,
Like before when we were on the phone.

We have to laugh to look at each other.
We have to laugh 'cause we're not alone.

As the cars fly up King St.
It's enough to startle us,
It's enough to startle us

I love my drug buddy.
My drug, my drug buddy.
I love my drug buddy.
My drug, my drug buddy.