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Listen to The Drugs Don't Work (Live on the Chris Evans Breakfast Show) - Single by Richard Ashcroft
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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Richard Ashcroft
Richard Ashcroft
Vocals
Steve Sidelnyk
Steve Sidelnyk
Drums
Damon Minchella
Damon Minchella
Bass Guitar
Sean Genockey
Sean Genockey
Guitar
Elle Cato
Elle Cato
Background Vocals
Valerie Etienne
Valerie Etienne
Background Vocals
Bryan Chambers
Bryan Chambers
Background Vocals
Simon King
Simon King
Background Vocals
Ben Trigg
Ben Trigg
Keyboards
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Richard Ashcroft
Richard Ashcroft
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Gareth Iles
Gareth Iles
Recording Engineer
Antony Shaw
Antony Shaw
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

All this talk of getting old
It's getting me down, my love
Like a cat in a bag
Waiting to drown
This time I'm comin' down
And I hope 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 passed down my old street
And if you wanna show
Then 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
And baby, ooh (sha-la-la-la, la, la)
If heaven calls (la, la, la)
I'm coming, too
Just like you said (sha-la-la-la, la, la)
You leave my life (la, la, la)
I'm better off dead
All this talk of getting old
It's getting me down, my love
Like a cat in a bag
Waiting to drown
This time I'm comin' down
Now the drugs don't work
They just make you worse
But I know I'll see your face again
And baby, ooh (sha-la-la-la, la, la)
If heaven calls (la, la, la)
I'm coming, too
Just like you said (sha-la-la-la, la, la)
You leave my life (la, la, la)
I'm better off dead
But if you wanna show
Then 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, lord
Yeah, I know I'll see your face again
Oh, lord
Yeah, I know I'll see your face again
Oh, lord
Yeah, I know I'll see your face again
Oh, lord
I'm never going down, I'm never coming down
No more, no more, no more, no more, no more
I'm never coming down, I'm never going down
No more, no more, no more, no more, no more
I'm never going down, I'm never coming down
No more, no more, no more, no more, no more
I'm never going down, I'm never coming down
No more, no more, no more, no more, no more
Oh, yeah, oh, lord
Oh, yeah, oh, lord
Oh, yeah, oh, lord
Oh, yeah, oh, lord
Written by: Richard Ashcroft

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