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A high school friend and I backpacked around Europe in 1975, the summer after graduating. We both enjoyed pot & hash, at that time (I lost interest in drugs decades ago). The friends we met in Scotland also smoked up - like attracts like!

One of them took us by his house, to pick up his weed. He spoke to his mother like she was a piece of dirt, so we put him in his place. I think he was trying to impress us.

That started the early versions of this song. Although well received when performed live, it was a too 'preachy', so I took it apart and rewrote it in 2014.

Lyrics

HIGH TIMES
(Sounds pro-drug ... until the last line in V3)

V1
Sleep’s overrated let’s stay up all night
She said a bit of this goes a long way
Anticipation blowing my mind
I already knew I wanted to

V2
Soft lips explore supercharged skin
Pleasure rolls in wave after wave
Pure joy surging out rushing in
And so it begins

CH1
High Times High Times I like it I love it I need it
High Times High Times why can’t it always be like this

V3
Don’t tell me I can’t ‘cause I’ll do it anyway
I say go for it let’s have some fun
We’re only young once why not live for today
What could possibly go wrong

CH2
High Times High Times I like it I love it I need it
High Times High Times why can’t I leave it

BR
Alone
Leave it alone
Maybe next time

V4
The party’s over the candy’s all gone
That used to be more than enough
The constant craving never entered my thoughts
It seemed like a good idea ... at the

CH3
High Times High Times I like it I love it I need it
High Times High Times why can’t it always be

CH4
High Times High Times I like it I love it I need it
High Times High Times why can’t I leave it

BR - Var.
All I think about (Alone)
All I want (Leave it alone)
All I care about is (Alone)
How it makes me feel (Leave it alone)

TAG
High Times pushing me pushing me over
High Times pulling me under
High Times what I love what I live for
High Times to die for

High Times

(© Songwriter: Roy Williams)