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Once the Juice Kicks In
© Eddie Minyard
My hair and sweat still stink of smoke
From the bridges I have burned
You could plug the Mississippi River
With all the lessons I should have learned
I’ve made my share of bad decisions
More than once, I’ve made them twice
Drove 90 miles an hour past the exit sign
For the highway to Paradise
But I’ll be ok, I’ll be alright
Once the juice kicks in
I ain’t never needed nothin’ but the fruit of the vine
And a joint or two, now and then
I’m far beyond salvation
At least that’s what the jury said
When they read that verdict in the District Court
Now there’s gonna be two men dead
It was a night like any other
On the north end of Frenchmen Street
I had a plan to increase my altitude
With the money from the next fool I’d meet
It didn’t take ‘em long to catch me
I guess I stuck that boy a bit too deep
Down in Louisiana they fry a man
For murder in the first degree
But I’ll be ok, I’ll be alright
Once the juice kicks in
I’ll never again taste the fruit of the vine
This is the last joint I’ll ever see
I’m far beyond salvation
At least that’s what the jury said
When they pull that switch at midnight
Well, there’s gonna be two men dead
Once the juice kicks in…