Afroman

Songwriter: Afroman

Producer: Afroman

[Intro]
Hmm
It's like... I don't care about nothin' man
Roll another blunt... Yeah (ohh ohh ohh)

La da da da da da La, Da Daaa
La da da da, La da da da, La da da daaa

[Verse 1]
I was gonna clean my room until I got high
I was gonna get up and find the broom, but then I got high
My room is still messed up and I know why (Why man?)
Yeah hey
Because I got high, because I got high
Because I got high

(La da da da da da da da da)

[Verse 2]
I was gonna go to class before I got high
I could'a cheated and I could'a passed, but I got high
I am taking it next semester and I know why (Why man?)
Because I got high, because I got high
Because I got high

(La da da da da da da da da)

[Verse 3]
I was gonna go to work but then I got high
I just got a new promotion, but I got high
Now I'm selling dope and I know why (Why man?)
Because I got high, because I got high
Because I got high

(La da da da da da da da da)

[Verse 4]
I was gonna go to court before I got high
I was gonna pay my child support, but then I got high (No you ain't)
They took my whole paycheck and I know why
'Cause I got high, because I got high
Because I got high

(La da da da da da da da da)

[Verse 5]
I wasn't gonna run from the cops but I was high
I was gonna pull right over and stop but I was high
Now I am a paraplegic and I know why (Why man?)
Because I got high, because I got high
Because I got high

(La da da da da da da da da)

[Verse 6]
I was gonna pay my car note until I got high
I wasn't gonna gamble on the boat but then I got high
Now the tow truck's pullin' away and I know why (Why man?)
Because I got high, because I got high
Because I got high

(La da da da da da da da da)

[Verse 7]
I was gonna make love to you but then I got high
I was gonna eat yo' pussy too but then I got high
Now I'm jackin' off and I know why, yeah-hey
Because I got high, because I got high
Because I got high

(La da da da da da da da da)

[Verse 8]
I messed up my entire life because I got high
I lost my kids and wife because I got high
Now I'm sleepin' on the sidewalk and I know why
Because I got high, because I got high
Because I got high

(La da da da da da da da da)

[Verse 9]
I'm gonna stop singin' this song because I'm high
I'm singin' this whole thing wrong because I'm high
And if I don't sell one copy I know why (why man?)
Yeah-hey
'Cause I'm high, 'cause I'm high
'Cause I'm high

La da da da da da, La da da da, Shoop shooby doo wop
Get jiggy wit it, skibbidy bee bop diddy do wahhh
'Cause I'm high, 'cause I'm high, because I'm high
(hey where the cluck at cuz)

[Verse 10]
Well my name is Afroman and I'm from East Palmdale (east-palm-dale)
And all the tail weed I be smokin' is bomb as hellllll (excellent delivery)
I don't believe in Hitler, that's what I said (oh my goodness) yes
So all of you skins (skins) please give me more head

(Backaaa) Afro- mutha fuckin- m-a-n (m-a-n)
A E I O U (A E I O U) and sometimes W (hahahahaha)
We ain't gonna sell none of these muthafuckin' albums, cuz
Let's go back to Marshall Derby and hang some mo' chickens, cuz
Fuck it

Fuck the corporate world biatch!

Joseph ‘Afroman’ Foreman began writing songs and handing them out to his friends on cassette while in the eighth grade. At 25 years old, he released his first album, 1999’s Sell Your Dope. Soon after, he moved from LA to Mississippi with the mission to ‘get away from competition and sell to actual people’, releasing his sophomore album Because I Got High in 2000 on T-Bones Records. Its title track, written hastily after a friend showed up and interrupted him on an ambitious day and insisted they instead get high, was the last song he had recorded for the album. Soon after, Afroman left the music business.

At the same time, the file-sharing software Napster – heavily used at the time to share and distribute music for free – was at its peak of popularity, and the album’s title track became popular with its users. Universal Records caught wind and signed Afroman to a six album deal and released it as a single on July 6, 2001.

“Because I Got High” immediately became one of the most-requested songs across the nation, growing even larger after syndicated morning radio show host Howard Stern began airing it regularly, helping to make it ‘the most requested song on the radio in the country’. Further boosting its popularity was its inclusion in the film (and soundtrack to) Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back and MTV’s eventual agreement to air a modified, less-controversial music video for the song. It peaked at #13 in the US, and topped the charts in ten countries overseas. Its album The Good Times reached #10 in the US.

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The Good Times

From the album

The Good Times (2001)

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