Uploaded April 2009 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Track 12. 'The Pusher'. From the album ' Steppenwolf - Live - '

Written by Hoyt Axton

Larry Byrom - Guitar
Jerry Edmonton - Drums
John Kay - Vocals, Guitar
Goldy McJohn - Keyboards
Nick St. Nicholas - Bass

Produced by Gabriel Mekler
Engineered by Tom Gundelfinger


♪♫ You know I've smoked a lot of grass
Lord, I've popped a lot of pills
But I've never touched nothin'
O' Lord, that my spirit could kill
I've seen a lot of people walkin' around
With tombstones in their eyes
But the pusher don't care
If you live or if you die

God damn, The Pusher
God damn, The Pusher
God damn, The Pusher man

You know the dealer, the dealer is a man
With the love grass in his hand
But the pusher is a monster
Good God, he's not a natural man
The dealer for a nickel
Lord, will sell you lots of sweet dreams
But the pusher ruin your body
Lord, he'll leave your mind to scream

God damn, The Pusher
God damn, The Pusher
God damn The Pusher man

Well, now if I were the president of this land
You know, I'd declare total war on The Pusher man
I'd cut him if he stands, and I'd shoot him if he'd run
Yeah I'd kill him with my Bible and my razor and my gun

God damn, The Pusher
God damn, The Pusher
God damn, The Pusher man ♪♫


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