Social Distortion - Dope Fiend Blues Lyrics

I stole it back!

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
Well, I sold my soul to the devil and then I stole it back

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, 'cause 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

And Christmas for a dope fiend ain't no fun
Waiting for good times that seem to never come
Goin' out now, gonna get myself a gun
Please stop…

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5 years here. Damn this dope fiend is in a suit. Lives do change

Started. July 1983. Ended March 2008. Been through it all. Feel fortunate to get out.......

Except that in this particular song he is talking about heroin. A junkie is a heroin addict. (Coming straight from the source, a junkie) BUT that being said however the song speaks to u and however u want to interpret it is up to u..

Thanks!

Do the Dope Fiend Boogie

This song never gets old! Thanks mike!👍🤘🏻

DAMNNN!!!

The darkest years of my life, this album and SD helped cushion the blow of recovery

Andreas Cikota same here brotha

I tie myself off shoot it my veins
I feel like Marlon Brando
And I hid another days pain
I am Jason a liar cheat and thief
An alcoholic and dope fiend
Clean now over a month
First time in twenty years
This song captures the reality
Of this struggle perfectly

Truth. Ain’t lived it, can’t even Imagine.

Speaks to my tainted soul.

It's gospel to an addict but regular folks who hear it , it's meaningless or pathetic or something similar to that. You are a different person forever once you've been at the bottom of the rabbit hole a 1000 times

I miss em all Patty.
R.I.P.
S&J

I'm a drunkard thats no good to anybody...at least that's what my brain tells me. The nature of addiction, you either understand cause you've been there or you don't cause your not an addict. The question of why an addict does what he does, cause it feels good to be high and the good times come even though the bad times are more likely. I drink for the good times and trudge through the bad times for the next good "high". Some people say that's sad but they don't actually understand. People that drink two beers are wasting their time in my mind cause whats the point unless you drink to oblivion.

This song so real been thru all that shit love this song reminds of a place where I never want to be again

The only way out of hell is to walk through it.

15 years this year. Hang in there for anyone who reads this. It does get better than you could ever imagine but it takes a while.

I lived this song for 8yrz..1 year sober to day #HOPENOTDOPE!!!

Congrats! 1 year is a major milestone. I was still in disbelief at one year that I was actually doing it. Life is good.

Good shit keep it up!! Yea I'm still surprising my self on a monthly basis lol

Congrats yo... I'm still a dope fiend unfortunately...but am trying more to not get high

“Up with hope, down with dope!” Thurgood Jenkins

6 yrs clean. People who never lived addiction have no idea. I have the words "god just let me die" tattooed on my arm and only recovered junkies get what it means.

Mike Ness, I don't know how you so accurately describe what it's like to be me.

you and 1,000,000 others...drug addiction and alcoholism is a cancer its a pestilence that just travels through the land taking the loved and the trusted and turns them into slaves of disease and loss. Bleieve as an alcoholic I get it....dope fiends and alcoholics are one and the same...you use to live...live to use.

"I sold my soul to the devil.. and then i stole it baaAck"

Relapsed with 5yrs clean. Took almost 8 to go back to detox... 23 days today...

21 years clean and sober his songs hit you right in the heart

there is literally no misery, no torture worse than addiction. My whole fucking brain is rewired to hurt me. how did this even happen

fuckin amazing...

this my fucking life and i fucking love it till the bitter end of the spoon

One hell of a song..Fuck drug addiction man, shit sucks

Just ask Mr.Cash .... 👍 A.A. will help understand who the Real AND ONLY HIGHER POWER IS 😉

Addiction is a Lack of Faith ... like myself , my Faith is weakened somedays and have to cry out to my father for strength. .. DO NOT CONDEMN YOURSELF IS THE KEY ... 🙏❤🙏

LIL Monstra no it is not , faith in what ? How clean are u?

Your right...addiction is three-fold disease...a physical, mental and spiritual disease. It’s a fact. It’s not a moral weakness though. Ones who say it is are ignorant.

Charlie Brown really? It’s not? How do you figure...

I get a knot in my stomach when I hear this song because I love it but, it was my eldest cousins favorite song. He past away 4 years ago now, I was the one who found his dead, OD'd body on the ground with vomit and blood smeared across the floor he had only made it half way to the door before collapsing and trying to pull himself to the door. although I was tired of having to bail him all the time, he was still family.

a daily song ..

too real. reminds me of my ex husband, father of my 2 boys. he didn't make it out alive. RIP Jay.

I've Been On Subs For 10 Years, And I've Lapsed Too Many Times To Count. Don't Really Know Any Other Way. The Second I'm Off Em I Slap The Devil In The Face!!!

I've Been On Subs For 10 Years, And I've Lapsed Too Many Times To Count. Don't Really Know Any Other Way. The Second I'm Off Em I Slap The Devil In The Face!!!

song means so much to me now. i quit heroin for six months and ended up lapsing yesterday.. and my bad luck i get charged with possession of heroin in a school zone. just like the singer, i felt very very small in the police cruiser in cuffs and covered in my own puke. fuck my life, gotta go back to rehab on a court order this time

Good luck. Keep fighting!

DruggedUpRedneck Please go back and try again. my ex husband passed away today and my fiancee knew him and it's just hard. he left a kid behind.

one week off heroin. a month for meth or coke. I'm a cheater though been on suboxone program for years now. I wonder why I listen to this when I'm craving drugs. I think I'm gonna come up on a bottle of liquor today and see where that takes me. fuck how do I stay sober.....aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!

u can do it homie. itll be one year off dope the 18th. u got this man

+JJ Weaver why ingest stupid chemicals when you can have a bunch of tasty beverages. I was a meth baby lived on the edge but at least I have booze its the only way I can handle life. Served in the navy now I am in a world of shit with employment problems and no girl wants to date a guy who is gone all the time, no job, no hope and no future cheers!

I know the feeling. I wish you the best of luck.

got to get clean off everything at a rehab if you cant do it alone then hit up meetings and start chillen w sober people who have fun like go bowling, movies, etc.  Good luck man today is day 34 for me got home on my 30th day so I ain't preaching this is just my 3rd rehab and ive had time before so I know what I got to do.

JJ Weaver go to jail you'll sober up real quick

Two and a half years now! Meth is a hell of a drug! Life is way better sober! Love Mike Ness and his songs. So true. Congrats to all you who have changed your life

fuckin lost 40lbs in the last year fucking with that twack... i'm over that shit. my dick don't even work anymore at this point... fucking heroin, meth, coke, pcp, all that shit... fuck it all. i'm done with it... until i get high again haha

And for those that haven't keep trying to figure it out.

Hope you're still straight my civil human

A truer story has never been told.

Shiiittt..
Sleep
And eating
Is all you gota worry about kicking tina..
Ain't got shit on dope
Ain't got shit

Seen em live but Xanax fucked me up

+Ross Johnston SEEN EM 3 TIMES BUT , MY WIFE FUCKED ME UP

+MrPOPSZILLA they will do that

hey Michael fair play to you mate! I know its wierd to think how that happens I've lost friends to drugs, an I wonder sometimes, it could have been me! (no social distortion reference ;) I promise) but again fair play to you bud!

Truth. This song is right the fuck on.

RIP bros.- Kyle Goodman - Sean Galloway -.Craig Collins.

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!

God knows I can relate. "I sold my soul to the Devil, then I stole it back" Everything in this song speaks of my life, a LONG time ago!!

And i wish so hard my fren Shelina would just liston to this song as she interduced it to 2 years ago god Shelina please

Love it or leave it

To the bitter end

I feel like Marlon Brando!

Was on the same path. 8yrs off method of a mad man. This song helps me cope anders remember. Thanks Mike.

Way to go bro! Same here with the H and just about everything else! Its good to have Mike around his lyrics are usually exactly whats been going on in my mind!

@MrSwitchblade327 Have been clean from heroin and Methadone for a minute (H, for 25 years, walked off of Methadone a year ago after a 25 year addiction). This is 100% a Dope fiend Blues, mostly a heroin song.

"I'm going where it's safe , going back to the womb. I find my mothers comfort, here in a needle and spoon."

This is every dope fiends life and thoughts so Clichè but sooo true.
9 months clean but I miss those days everyday I wish the dope would just get out of my head:/

last to chics got me into shit never did at 46 one heron the other crystal 1st one didn't care for but shit 3 months and i hate but love it keep going on your path!!! 3 days now for me and long way to go. awesome 9 months be strong!

It gets better

My God 19 years, 4 months, 3 weeks and 3 days since I shot dope.  This song says it all!!!!!!!! I'm dead for sure if I didn't stop. My friends are all gone. Sometimes I wonder why me????

I'm coming to 14 Fucking years.

Rodney Thirteen I had 5 years clean,then my wife and I split up and relapsed with my new girl. got arrested last month and the whole time I was in jail I thought of this song and begrudgingly decided to stay clean.

Michael Volgare same here brother true shit check out haystack my first day it will send chills up your spine

Michael Volgare hang in there dude.

12 years dope free but this song still strikes a sweet spot inside me.

Powerful. Say a prayer for the people who dwell in hell on earth

I sold my soul to the devil, and then I stole it back. Perfect lyric.

Keep it up Anna16emm!

Food makes us feel good, allows us to live and thrive. Sex makes us feel good, allows us to procreate and continue the species. Drugs make us feel good, they trick the brain into thinking that they are good for us. People will always crave something that makes us feel good whether it's sex, drugs, rock'n'roll, warm milk, a warm blanket, a Milky Way bar or whatever. And I guess people will always try drugs. Lemmy summed up heroin by saying that it would make you into a thief and a whore and turn you into a dog while you search for the next fix and then you die in a public toilet with an embolism in your arm. He also said that he'd never tried it. Wise Man. 

If you aint lived it you aint got no idea.

@Vinyl Fiend668 you will

This songs hit it on every level man. Glad those days are over

Woody J Yo. For 20 years I dug that grave. N enjoyed every minute. Game over since March 8 2008

FUCKING A

Fuckin rocks

An exceptionally talented and often under-recognized artist!! Thanks for posting this Great Tune!!

THIS SONG IS IT!
I love the lyric content, music effects, and passion in the song. Mike Ness, you blew me away again with another masterpiece.
I feel so sorry for him, this song is touching.

Sounds like the pall at a funeral in the beginning

wow
all us junkies know exactly what you're talkin about Mike
solidarity brother

Chilling

Great song!
To anyone fighting addiction,stay strong and believe in yourself!
Another classic by the man>>Mike Ness,Rock on brother!

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

i love this song. i was a junky for 12 yrs. recently got recovery in the program with 68 days clean. song hits close to home

Only a junkie will truly understand this song, and if your coming on here to talk shit about them then you obviously got nothing better to do. Coming from one "down in a hole" you will never understand it and should never want to.

While I never had to go through this shit, I have seen too many of my mates and relatives get sucked in....some murdered, some od'd, some are in and and out of jail or prison, and some (thankfully) have cleaned up...but these last ones had to put their tits through the wringer before they found how strong they truly are. I admire them for it.

This song touches me every time I listen to it and describes how I feel.

Fuck you. I am in recovery and many of the addicts I know are very intelligent people. Addiction is a disease and it does not discriminate. And no amount of will can keep and addict clean. It takes a higher power.

congrats, stay strong man, wishing you the best of luck

what does that even mean? That is the whole point. An intelligent strong willed individual doesn't put themselves in that situation. If you are that stupid you got what you deserve.

Mind your business little boy

you can go smoke a turd as well hippy junkie

go back to bed, bitch

you, sir, are an uneducated fool, keep stroking your own ego, i need the laughter

right on

right on clean since jan 23 after 17 yrs of of pills and methadone

its aweful how addicts are treated, we feel bad enough about ourselves already, no man is any better than the next if you ask me

Amen dude. Everyone has a vice. Judge not lest ye be judged.

yes people who have introduced drugs into their lives have made one of the worst mistakes of them all but it is not fair to point the finger and condemn them acting as though you live your life so perfectly. Once that needle punctures your skin, or you take that first hit, or do that first line, its hard to stop. Don't condemn those who have made mistakes, they can be fixed in time

hell yea lets see em go thru 10 or 15 years of it then see what they got to say..

Stay strong and good luck!

I've grew up with an addicted mother all of my life been down that road for about 11 or 12 years myself. That shit is pure evil! I would like to say if you go through rehab. PLEASE! Keep an open mind and listen you might even enjoy it. It took me twice to understand that. Smoke all the weed you can get your hands on but stay away from the rest of that shit. The people to because they are not your friends if you don't have drugs. I wish you the best of luck!

I am coming off a week of drinking, 3 days sober today, self detox is a bitch.

Great news Tweezie.......stay clean =)

You are probably a homo turkey vulture with one testicle. and nobody cares.

true. so happy i got off alive from 14 years on heroin. 5 years clean.

dont talk shit if youve never been there ,we do it over and over not caring about anything but the next high,,i wouldnt wish this on anyone ,i know i was there for 10 years ,,,and yesit sucks so next time you feel like talking shit about somthing you know nothing about ,take a spike and get some shit and stick that poison in your arm and you will know what its like ,,,

I have such a crush on this man! California HOTTIE!

not me... I weigh 360 lbs'

In a police car, I feel so very small. . . .

@pitbull8myguitar you are probably a narcissist but nobody cares

@crayblev1 Because they (for whatever reason choose not to stop) whether you want to call it weakness or pain or what ever. That doesnt make it a disease because they can't stop. Serial Killers claim they can't stop either. Being a Psychopath/sociopath isn't a disease either it is a condition or a defect.

@666Angelfuck We can compare education,military service, and career paths if you want. Being a disrespectful ,condescending, loudmouth may be how you do business, but you can take it elsewhere because I am not in the least bit intimidated, or concerned. It still isn't a disease no matter how hot headed you get. It is a mental condition not a disease.

Anyone who thinks they know what a junkie is without EVER being a junkie doesn't know SHIT.
Go to ALON sit yourself down, shut up and listen. You just might learn something. Read the Big Book. There for the GRACE of god........
Peace
Junkie in recovery

@666Angelfuck Probably not concerned with your opinion or your instructions.

@666Angelfuck why don't you come shut me up you skinny,junkie,hippy clownshoe. See how well that pans out for you.

@lilobiwe1 It is not a disease. There is no microbe, virus,bacteria, malformity, cancer cell, or any other invading organism that causes it. It is caused by a conscious decision to continue the self destructive behavior. It is a condition of not taking responsibility for your actions. Whether is is hard to quit or not does not quantify it as a disease any more than being a liar or a thief is a disease.

@crayblev1 That doesn't make it a disease just because you cant beat it. It certainly is real, and it is a condition, and it is terrible but it isn't a disease.

@crayblev1 I am not wrong, and it is not likely that you would change anything. While you were in prison I was in Iraq and other dirty little places fighting for the country that paid for your meals.

@TheVictor1963 lol, get a clue. haven't you heard the expression "don't judge a man 'til you walk a day in his shoes?" there have been medical journals from established people in the science community, people with degrees and decades spent on this kind of study that declare it a disease and I have yet to see anywhere near as much if any scientific documentation that says otherwise. these chemicals physically impact the mind. you think if it was that easy people would spend $10000.00 on rehab?