Codeine Songtext
von Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

A-one, two, a-one, two

If there′s one thing I can't stand
It′s this bar and this cover band
Trying to fake their way through "Castles Made of Sand"
Well, that's one thing I can't stand

If there′s one thing I can′t take
It's the sound that a woman makes
About five seconds after her heart begins to break
Well, that′s one thing I can't take

She should be home by now, but she ain′t
And I should've gone by now but I can′t
'Cause one of my friends has taken her in and given her codeine
One of my friends has taken her in and given her codeine

Them eyes as big as stars
When I saw you behind the bar
I guess that's the way to keep on smiling where you are
But girl, them eyes as big as stars


It sounds funny when you say my name
It′s like you′re chewing on a foreign thing
And you won't get to sleep ′till dawn if it don't rain
It sounds so funny when you say my name

You oughta come home tonight, but you won′t
I wish we knew how to fight, but we don't
One of your friends has taken you in and given you codeine
One of your friends has taken you in and given you codeine

Darlin′, I'm not one to judge
But if I was then I'd say you don′t look so good
Got no answers of my own
But with you gone, this place looks bigger than it should

If there′s two things that I hate
It's having to cook and trying to date
Busting ass all day to play "hurry up and wait"
That′s a few things that I hate

If I call when I ain't drunk
This old boat′ll still be sunk
'Cause one of my friends has taken her in and given her codeine
One of my friends has taken her in and given her codeine


One of my friends has taken her in and given her codeine
One of my friends has taken her in and given her codeine
One of my friends has taken her in and given her codeine
One of my friends has taken her in and given her codeine