1977. Legendary southern rock band. The lead singer was inspired to write this song as a warning about the consequences of careless overuse of drugs and alcohol. Later he said, "I had a creepy feeling things were going against us, so I thought I'd blow lines, slam some H and write a morbid song." Three days after the album was released, the band was devastated by a plane crash. The crash killed several members including the lead singer who wrote this song.