Thirty days, lord and thirty nights 

I'm comin' home on an airplane flight 

Mama waitin' at the ticket line 

Tell me son why do you stand there cryin'



[chorus]

It was the needle and the spoon 

And a trip to the moon 

Took me away, took me away



I've been feelin' so sick and tired 

Got to get better, lord before I die 

Seven doctors couldn't help my head, they said 

You better quit, son before your dead



[chorus]

Quit the needle. Quit the spoon 

Quit the trip to the moon 

We gonna take you away. Lord, we gonna take you away 



[spoken]

It was the needle and the spoon 



I've seen a lot of people who thought they were cool 

But then again, lord I've seen a lot of fools 

Well, I hope you people, lord can hear what I say 

You'll have your chance to hit it some day



[chorus]

Don't mess with the needle or a spoon 

Or any trip to the moon 

It'll take you away



Lord, their gonna bury you boy 

Don't mess with the needle 

Now I know, I know, I know...