Sad Tomorrows Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Flying high in the friendly sky
Without leaving the ground
The rest of the folks are tired and weary
And have laid their bodies down
I go to the place where danger waits
And it's bound to forsake me
[Chorus]
So stupid minded
But I go crazy, when I can't find it
In the morning I'll be alright my friends
Soon the night will bring the pains again
[Verse 2]
Flying high in the friendly sky
Without ever leaving the ground
That does seen nothing but trouble baby
Paraphernalia is my name
There's a place where the feeling awaits me
Self destruction's in my hands
[Chorus]
I know I'm hooked, my friends
To the boy who makes slaves out of men
Flying high in the friendly sky
Without leaving the ground
The rest of the folks are tired and weary
And have laid their bodies down
I go to the place where danger waits
And it's bound to forsake me
[Chorus]
So stupid minded
But I go crazy, when I can't find it
In the morning I'll be alright my friends
Soon the night will bring the pains again
[Verse 2]
Flying high in the friendly sky
Without ever leaving the ground
That does seen nothing but trouble baby
Paraphernalia is my name
There's a place where the feeling awaits me
Self destruction's in my hands
[Chorus]
I know I'm hooked, my friends
To the boy who makes slaves out of men
[Outro: Marvin Gaye and (The Originals)]
Ahh yeah (I did the best I could)
Ahh yeah (Nobody understood)
Nobody, nobody (I did the best I could)
Goodnight, darling (Nobody understood)
Take me away, take me away tonight (I did the best I could)
I'm so ... (Nobody understood)
Nobody (I did the best I could)
Ahh yeah (I did the best I could)
Ahh yeah (Nobody understood)
Nobody, nobody (I did the best I could)
Goodnight, darling (Nobody understood)
Take me away, take me away tonight (I did the best I could)
I'm so ... (Nobody understood)
Nobody (I did the best I could)
About
Genius Annotation
“Sad Tomorrows” is the demo version of the classic song “Flyin' High (In the Friendly Sky)”, from the What’s Going On album. It was released as the b-side of “Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)” in June 1971.
The song itself battles with drug addiction, heroin to be exact, to get away from life’s terrible moments.
This version features The Originals on backing vocals in the end of the song, while the final version only features vocals by Marvin himself.
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Release Date
1971
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