Mike Ness - Dope Fiend Blues (Acoustic w/lyrics)

This is also off the "Lost Tracks" collection, although it's a Mike Ness solo song and it is acoustic.
In a police car I feel so very small
I see my lover's face and I watch her teardrops fall
And I try to figure out where I'd fallen off the track
I sold my soul to the devil and then I stole it back
Chorus
And in the end, you know a dope fiend ain't got no friends
And a junkie is a junkie to the bitter end
Hope to die now, cuz you know I'm better off dead
Hey brother, won't you lend me a helpin' hand?
I tie myself off, shoot it in my veins
I feel like Marlon Brando and I've hid another day's pain
I'm goin' back where it's safe, goin' back to the womb
I find my mother's comfort, here in a needle and spoon
Chorus
And Christmas for a dope fiend ain't no fun
Waitin' for good times that seem to never come
Goin' out now, gonna get myself a gun
Please stop me, don't you know I'm on a run?
Aren't you tired of the detox and the places in the mind?
Aren't you tired of the misery, aren't you tired of doin' time?
And I try to figure out where I'd fallen off the track
You know I sold my soul to the devil and then I stole it back
Chorus
I'm a dope fiend, I'm a liar, a cheat and a thief
At my funeral, won't you bring me a red rose wreath?
Dress in black now, show everyone your grief
Well, I'm gone now, you can all feel relief!

[@amberhargrove6962]

I've got eleven days clean today from heroin....listening to social D has helped get me through it, I can't thank mike ness enough for his inspirational songs...you fucking rock!

[@amberhargrove6962]

Still clean!! Every morning I listen to winners and losers, another brilliant song by Mike Ness. I make a choice every day. Far from perfect and it ain't easy but on a daily basis it does work!

[@14nads]

Hey there:) I've been on methadone for 24 years... I hope you're still kicking ass, you've got much bigger balls than I! 🤘🏻

[@mnovak5683]

Clean for 6 years. Still feel the itch. Now I know better. It's never gonna be what it once was for me

[@MrSwitchblade327]

This always sends chills.... haunting compared to the album version. Definitely more dark real and personal . Those who been there and were blessed and lucky enough to make it through alive know.

[@jcatcatcatcat26]

Those first set of lyrics hit so hard for me. So grateful to be 30 days sober and I pray to god for another 30. Fuck this disease

[@richardrademaker4280]

Clean for 11 days this time. Been on this ride on and off since 1985. Just tired of being sick

[@jjmcweaver4522]

kind of funny, but mostly just depressing and ironic, we start out trying to not feel or to feel relief from pain, physical and or emotional but eventually, for every junkie, it gets to the point where your sick and hurting more often than your well....and rarely do you ever do enough to really get that high we all felt that first year, not even so much as a nod. congrats if your still clean, even if your not congrats on 11 days, if c.t. than my hats really off to ya. done it twice will never do it again. I've been on suboxone almost 3 years but I still can't seem to stay clean. lately I've been doing speedball every time I get 40$ in my pocket that I can keep the Mrs from knowing about. it depresses me because I'm a great father and I love my son and my wife more than anything else in the world but than why can't I just stop forever for them. It makes me feel like a selfish, hypocrit

[@jackinjones6676]

hear you bro, hope you are some what comfortable.......

[@774CISCO]

good on ya mate, hang in there

[@christieboozer7214]

JJ Weaver that made me cry dont stop the fight .. Social distortion has a song for you .

[@KRACKERJACK6913]

@@christieboozer7214 😭

[@jasonraio7379]

I was on the run for 8 years then spent 3 years in the state penitentiary and another 4 years in and out of Philly's county jails all due to my affair with the needle. Sing it Mike.... He tells it like it is.

[@michaelvolgare7912]

Clean for 19 years +, the best thing I ever did. I'd be dead for sure. If I didn't stop I would not have reconnected with my one true love and the love of my life. Miracles do happen!!!!!!!

[@zombiedenmark]

This song makes me cry every goddamn time!

[@melindawornstaff9744]

I find my mother's comfort here in a needle and spoon. ........ wasnt that the truth. I get so mad when I hear people joking around about addiction because I know the pain and shame and misery that it's brought into my life for my entire adult years and I can't get back all that time I lost and wasted away thinking that I WAS actually not scared to die and was living but in reality I had accepted my death from an od from the monster I fed on my back and was never living. I can now appreciate the small lil awesome things. ... one being as soon as I open my eyes to start my day I'm NOT sick having to figure out a way to get to the dope man snd AND sell my soul a lil more. I wish everyone the best of luck that's fighting this battle. Just take it one-day at a time. Yes is true ..... you never forget

[@melindawornstaff9744]

thnk u

[@oscarsickboyquinto2856]

Only if people know what it’s like to be hooked on the dragon maybe there will be more compassion for us adicts I’m still getting that monkey off my back but soon as I’m good it’s the falling off the wagon that people don’t let you forget yeah one day at a time but god only knows that one hour of being dope sick is hell on earth and that’s what I think makes people look at death in a different light

[@franklettierijr9752]

Such a powerful song. I swear every time I hear it takes me back to those rough days. 9/29/14

[@xs4eyes13]

i'm 35, started crack at 16, then moved on to heroin by 17. i was in & outta prison (pa state & philly county) from ages 17-25, couldn't get clean to save my life. then i got mandated to a methadone maintenance progrom & that shit is worse than dope but it did keep me outta jail- 4 the most part. & even after 8 yrs of methadone, 6 clinics 6 rehabs & dozens of detoxes, i still struggle. every couple weeks or so i get that itch so bad. i'm human, to live as a human is to make mistakes, it's how you pick urself up that makes one great...

[@RubleNoon]

I hope you find your way again. Tough life being a junkie. Pick yourself up, forgive yourself your faults, make amends with those you have wronged and be the change in the world you want to see. Namaste my friend.

[@davemiller8265]

fall down 7, up 8 times. Took me 13 rehabs and then I got a year clean. Today I am 16 months sober, the devil is always close.

[@xs4eyes13]

Congratulations Dave, if ppl like u & I can get clean, I believe it is an inspiration to all those trapped in their addictions with seemingly no way out. I have been staying clean- & dammit does opiate withdrawal suck. but as they say.. NOTHING WORTH WHILE IS EASY..

[@davemiller8265]

Thank you,, I drive by the liquor store every night, having bad cravings and the lights want me to pull in, fuck that. It's a war every day/night, come home from work headache and the demons scream but I keep moving forward, I do it for the people who have died from this monster, stay strong!

[@Seven8998]

you touched me man! with this song playnin in my ears and reading your words at the same time, its heartbreaking! I hope you get clean and get your life sorted out, its not an easy task but you can do it! btw, one of the best songs ever btw.

[@richardg5116]

Clean for over a year now still think about it i guess it never leaves you completely

[@jerichar7078]

My mom was clean for a decade and managed to relapse. Sadly this shit never leaves ya, such is life.

[@bazookajoe2889]

How you doin man ??? It’s been 6 years since you’re clean . You doin alright ??

[@marismeldrins2647]

@@bazookajoe2889 who knows..

[@michaelvolgare4454]

Clean for 25+ years and think about it every fuckin day.

[@joeawellington]

You know it's kind of funny the way life is, even Johnny Cash fans just didn't realize just how 'great' he was. Maybe not everyone knows it yet but Mike Ness and the SxDx catalog of great songs, both acoustic and or plugged in, are classic songs. Not only that, I think SxDx has at least 3 more albums in them, hopefully more, all better than the one before. The only down side to SxDx live is they only play about 15 or 16 songs, I'd like at least 6 or 8 more and I mean at least. :}

[@alaznist]

They used to play an encore after the main set. Don’t do that anymore at the shows I’ve been to

[@didimean]

you are lucky. that is the one thing holding me back. This song is amazing. I do not think you can ever imagine the life of a junky. But you are right in a respect, this song gives you a little glimpse into, well my mind at least. Maybe if more people heard it they would not look at me like they do now.

[@november8039]

Been off opiates for maybe maybe 6 months now. Hard shit. Never going back.

[@whammimjammin]

A vicious circle, when the only thing that makes you feel better is the same shit that makes you sick.

[@RossSteine-ys7ll]

An that's real

[@1371j]

Brother after all the years & look at you- you are still kicken fucken ass - Mike keep doing what you do - Much love to you & to yours - Thank you

[@actusspei6688]

Thanks for the post ,awesome couldn't find this one .

[@iShapeshifter]

So good!

[@eileenhalladay7647]

This song inspires me , again and again. keep it up!

[@craigallan3770]

its been a long road but i dont miss it a bit anymore, mike hit the nail on the head

[@teresaoaks4203]

Thank you Mike Ness.....

[@Denka187]

awesome , social D and mike helped me out over the years to and they have some strong and powerful songs . mike knows what he ´s talking about . stay healthy girl and keep that strong mind with you

[@richardrademaker4280]

Amen girl, this song says it all.

[@774CISCO]

As a former fiend now worker this song is great Therapy for so many thanks social d

[@alancomer9974]

I’m sick.. waiting on the dope man as we speak

[@cw5880]

~~Right On Amber~~Much love~~People do Love You~~Mike Loves You Too!

[@lesshishkin5956]

I sad befofe and i say it now ... Less talk, more NESS !

[@adara138]

congrats amber.i too am a recovering heroin addict.got me a bit of clean time now.i don't bother with counting the days myself,but to each his own( : KEEP FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT,YOU CAN DO IT.YOU'RE IN MY PRAYERS!!!!

[@tulioduarte8789]

LINDA, ESSA MUSICA É LINDA.

[@alaznist]

Train keeps a Rollin all nod long

[@a.pinochetvoltac.c.c.7798]

Had abandoned coke for like 5 years, and cigars... And i dont drink like i used to, still having a beer and a "caipirinha" but not 2 bottles of vodka in one night anymore. What worked for me was my focus on EXERCISES. Always liked to run listening to music, i used to sniff coke and run like hell. Get the rock out loud and go for a run till get tired the fuck out. U will drop in bed and sleep and not even think about doing this shit.

[@ericfle817]

im a dope fiend, detoxing now. always listen to this song

[@sickboy9415]

funny how things change

[@RossSteine-ys7ll]

My life song sorry to everyone that's dealt with me

[@AntniTrudi]

March 2nd 2008 not even a percocet even last year when i broke some ribs

[@jeremiahjuda]

The Town of Sleep.....A Tweakers Tale....

[@edgarbanuelos6472]

The saddest music in the world

[@1957f100]

that was fuckin deep

[@Biblecampvictim_]

2 months clean from ketamine today

[@13jolly13]

Alter was hab ich den song jetzt gern

[@prettyflower-xo4hd]

im getting sober for the sake of myself, im not a junkie but some shit is about to hit me harder than a ton of bricks....

[@1971fighter]

SEE YA'ALL ON THE DARKSIDE OF THE SPOON...cause ima junkie til the bitter end..

[@14nads]

lifer here

[@jeremiahjones9042]

Amber hargrove curious if your still clean congrats if you are you will have almost a year i got 8 months and one week

[@rizzo667R]

jeezis...doesn't anybody just smoke a joint & have a beer anymore??

[@november8039]

Yeah sure, but once I do I can't seem to stop and I've developed this problem where I wake up on the hood of my car with my keys in my ass

[@ninamasfina]

Blacklighttspestry

[@paolodisanto9640]

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[@joeawellington]

@Vincenteloco Here's to SxDx deciding to start playing 'bruce springsteen" length shows!! I can handy 2.5 or 3 hour shows, be pretty sore from all the event activities, but's that's the way i want to age.

[@matthewF76]

@drumsolo91 And a horrible speller.. add that one, too! It is spelled, "liar."

[@jasonraio7379]

I was on the run for 8 years then spent 3 years in the state penitentiary and another 4 years in and out of Philly's county jails all due to my affair with the needle. Sing it Mike.... He tells it like it is.

[@jerseydeviljohnnyfeds9347]

SOUTH PHILLY IN DA HOUSE CAMDEN HAD THE BEST DOPE BETTER THEN K TOWN

[@jeremiahjones9042]

Amber hargrove curious if your still clean congrats if you are you will have almost a year i got 8 months and one week