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' 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 inside Got to get better, lord before I die Seven doctors couldn't help my head, they said You better quit son before your dead With the needle, with the spoon And a trip to the moon Gonna take me away, lord gonna take me away 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 Don't mess with the needle or a spoon And a trip to the moon Well it'll take me away, lord they're going to bury you boy Don't mess with the needle, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know