Is “Cocaine” an Apology to the Drugs?

Published August 22, 2010

Question by Bi@: Is “Cocaine” an apology to the drugs?
Everyone knows the famous song by Eric Clapton, “Cocaine”.
I got myself thinking this: “Would Eric Clapton be praising the drugs, when he knows how that can destroying many lives, ’til himself?”
I don’t wanna to “preach” values, ethic, or what.
Wanting understand something isn’t the problem, right?
Who would like to reply it?

Its lyrics following, and video too:

COCAINE – Eric Clapton

If you wanna hang out you’ve got to take her out; cocaine.
If you wanna get down, down on the ground; cocaine.
She don’t lie, she don’t lie, she don’t lie; cocaine.

If you got bad news, you wanna kick them blues; cocaine.
When your day is done and you wanna ride on; cocaine.
She don’t lie, she don’t lie, she don’t lie; cocaine.

If your thing is gone and you wanna ride on; cocaine.
Don’t forget this fact, you can’t get it back; cocaine.
She don’t lie, she don’t lie, she don’t lie; cocaine.

She don’t lie, she don’t lie, she don’t lie; cocaine

Ok, great responses all of you!
What can I do?
Leaving for vote?
OMG! I’ll pick one, you can trust me! haha
Anyway, thanks a lot!

Best answer:

Answer by Jimmy Jazz
I believe Clapton says the song is anti drug. JJ Cale wrote it, I don’t know his opinions on the matter.

As for drugs: all things in moderation.

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