Written and recorded during the “Wildflowers” sessions, “Girl On LSD” was originally slated to appear on the LP. However, Petty’s label, Warner Bros., refused to include it, claiming the song’s drug references would’ve been problematic. Ultimately the track was added as the B-side to Petty’s “You Do...
I was in love with a girl on marijuana
She said "If I'm not stoned, I don't wanna"
But she got so paranoid
Her place I would avoid
I was in love with a girl on marijuana
I was in love with a girl on cocaine
She had everything going but a brain
We'd talk endlessly for hours
But by morning it’d go sour
I was in love with a girl on cocaine
Through ecstasy, crystal meth and glue
I found no drug that compares to you
All these pills, all this weed
I don’t know just what I need
I was in love with a girl on LSD
She'd see things I'd never see
She broadened her perspective
Then I got more selective
I was in love with a girl on LSD
Through ecstasy, crystal meth and glue
I found no drug that compares to you
All these pills, all this weed
I don’t know just what I need
I was in love with a girl who drank beer
‘Til bad breath and all she disappeared
She was blowing up real bad
But when she left I was still sad
I was in love with a girl who drank beer
I was in love with a girl on China white
We were married for a year one night
Her memory still lingers
‘Cause I burned all my fingers
I was in love with a girl on China white
I was in love with a girl who drank coffee
There were times when I couldn't keep her off me
That caffeine got her going
But her ugly side was showing
I was in love with a girl who drank coffee
I was in love with a girl who was a dealer
I was afraid somebody would come and steal her
We never used to fight
But the phone rang day and night
I was in love with a girl who was a dealer
Sure as hell
She got popped by the big guys
Girl On LSD was written by Tom Petty.
Girl On LSD was produced by Rick Rubin & Tom Petty & Mike Campbell.
Tom Petty released Girl On LSD on Tue Nov 15 1994.