Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains
This is a typical song of the first period of Alice in Chains. At the beginning most of the band’s songs dealt with addictions (i.e., Would?; Junkhead), wicked love (i.e., Love, Hate, Love; Brother), and death (i.e., We Die Young; Rotten Apple; I Can’t Remember).
[Verse 1]
I messed around as a little boy
I grew up, made the blade my new toy
Friends said, "Boy, with what you screwin' around?"
I said, "Don't concern yourselves
And just give me another blast"
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Chorus]
Under the hill, with just a few notches on my belt
Take it away, don't want no more
Even if you say, "Just one more"
I won't leave you alone, ooh
[Verse 2]
I grew up, went into rehab
You know the doctors never did me no good
They said, "Son, you're gonna be a new man"
I said, "Thank you very much
And can I borrow fifty bucks?"
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Chorus]
Under the hill, with just a few notches on my belt
Take it away, don't want no more
Even if you say, "Just one more"
I won't leave you alone
[Post-Chorus]
'Cause I'm goin' down the steps on a white line
Goin' down the steps on a white line
Goin' down the steps on a white line straight to nowhere
Goin' down the steps on a white line
Goin' down the steps on a white line
Goin' down the steps on a white line straight to nowhere, yeah, yeah
[Verse 3]
I messed around as a little boy
I grew up and made the blade my new toy
Friends said, "Boy, with what you fuckin' around?"
I said, "Oh, my God, and here we go again"
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Chorus]
Under the hill, with just a few notches on my belt
Take it away, don't want no more, no more
Even if you say, "Just one more"
I won't leave you alone
[Post-Chorus]
'Cause I'm goin' down the steps on a white line
Goin' down the steps on a white line
Goin' down the steps on a white line straight to nowhere
I'm goin' down the steps on a white line
Goin' down the steps on a white line
Goin' down the steps on a white line straight to nowhere, yeah, yeah
Ooh, wah, ooh
[Outro]
Follow me down
Sexual chocolate, baby
Real Thing was written by Layne Staley.
Real Thing was produced by Dave Jerden.
Alice in Chains released Real Thing on Tue Aug 21 1990.