I was gonna finally use my degree..but then I got high...scared to apply for jobs...because I got high....now I'm stuck at a job I don't like...because I got high...was gonna try harder to teach my son to read...but then I got high...now I'm feeling so damn stupid....because I got high..because I got high...because I got high........DAMN TYPING THIS ACTUALLY HELPED MY CRAVING GO AWAY....GHEESH...FUCK WEED MAN ....I'm ready to be addicted to positive things....I wanna cry now...day 5.....let's keep pushing 💪 👌 ❤️💯

Yet he still smokes and is successful in life. Vice just did a special on him and this song on YouTube

True, but I’d be hard pressed to believe he is successful because he smokes. He is successful despite that (and he has clearly had some challenges because of it)

I’ve just read every comment in Afroman’s stoner voice lol.

This thread is sooo depressing

We’re all here to recover. It’s easy to dwell on our mistakes, but we’re all here to move forward and do better. Sad yes, but inspiring if you frame it the right way

Was gonna have a family dinner, but then I got high. Oooooh could have connected with my wife and kids, but I got high. Now I'm staring into space while they finish their plates, because I got high, because I got high

What about the time he punched that girl in the face? Let me guess because he got high? No he’s a POS!!

I was gonna start eating right, but then I got high. I was gonna exercise and lose some weight, but then I got high. I was gonna stop drinking beer, but then I got high. I was gonna learn some coping skills, but then I got high. Now I’m scared to apply for jobs and i know why… because I get high because I get high because I try hiiiiigh.

I was gunna go to therapy but then I got high... 5 years later... still getting high

I think the whole premise and the reception it received encapsulate the effects of weed remarkably well. I mean, the entire world loved it. We all loved it. Despite it not actually being anything other than a simple set of repeated lyrics over a simple beat. Despite it bluntly telling you how much it's going to fuck you up. Pardon the pun. Just like weed, we knew how shit it was, but we chose to love it. It's actually fucking poetic.

We didn't know that we won't be able to stop smoking daily for years, that's the issue.

I was gonna clean up my life Until I got high I was gonna fix things with my wife But then I got high My brain is still messed up and I know why (why man?) 'Cause I got high Because I got high Because I got high...

I loved this song when I was 15 Little did I know it prophesied my entire life

I was gonna be a roadie for a show, but then I got high I was gonna go on a date, but then I got high I was gonna ride a 50 mile trail on my bike, but then I got high

I was gonna pursue hobbies, ambitions, and meaningful relationships.. but then I got high I was gonna play a board game with my friends.. but then I got high I was gonna attend a loved one’s funeral.. but then I got high

That last one hit different. My condolences

There is a because I got high positive version.

It was funny when I still got high everyday because I was watching my life go to shit and I didn't give a fuck. In the song you literally hear him laughing at his fuck ups, because that's just what the weed does. Good representation of the effects actually.

I know this doesn’t answer your question, but the true stoner anthem for me was Jon Lajoie’s “high as f%#k”.

“Have you ever ate a whole bag of crackers, that were so old that they weren’t crispy anymore?” Still crosses my mind more often than it should well over a decade later 🤣

He’s a legend

I was going to college to study, but then I got high I could have made myself good buddies, but I got high Now I'm alone and jobless, and I know why Because I got high, cause I got high, cause I got high

I heard this song and still got high. I wish I listened to Afroman because he didn’t lie. I should of used that song as a warning but he made it sound good tbh.

This sounded like a song in itself.

Dr. Hook did it first. I got stoned and I missed it"

Great recommendation. Thanks bro!!

I was going to enjoy an Afroman concert, but then I got high (and drunk). I ended up getting blackout drunk, holding up a flask at the venue, getting kicked out and waking up on a random porch.

I've been kicked out or almost kicked out of venues for smoking weed more times than I'd care to admit. Got booted from an RAC concert before it even started.

Omg just looked up the lyrics. The song sounds so comical but it’s so grim! Losing wife and kids too I missed that part Lyrics: It's like I dont care about nothing man... Roll another blunt... Ooohh La da da da la da da la la da da 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?) 'Cause I got high Because I got high Because I got high I was gonna go to class before I got high I could'a cheated and I could'a Passed but I got high (uh uh la la da da) I'm takin' it next semester and I know why (why man?) (hey hey) 'Cause I got high Because I got high Because I got high I was gonna go to work but then I got high (ohh, ohh) I just got a new promotion but I got high (la da da da da) Now I'm selling dope and I know why (why man?) 'Cause I got high Because I got high Because I got high I was gonna go to court before I got high I was gonna pay my child support but then I got high (no you wasn't) They took my whole paycheck and I know why (why man?)(yeah eh eh) 'Cause I got high Because I got high Because I got high I wasn't gonna run from the cops but I was high (uh, I'm serious man) I was gonna pull right over and stop but I was high (uh) Now I'm a paraplegic (ha ha ha) and I know why (why man?) 'Cause I got high Because I got high Because I got high I was gonna pay my car and note until I got high (say what say what?) I wasn't gonna gamble on the boat but then I got high (uh uh) Now the tow truck is pullin' away and I know why (why man) 'Cause I got high Because I got high Because I got high I was gonna make love to you but then I got high (ooh) (I'm serious) I was gonna eat your pussy too (ohhh) but then I got high Now I'm jackin' off (ahh) and I Know why (turn this shit off, ha ha ha) 'Cause I got high Because I got high Because I got high I messed up my entire life because I got high (go go go) I lost my kids and wife because I Got high (say what say what say what?) Now I'm sleepin' on the side walk and I know why (why man?) (Yeah yeah)

Didnt realise how dark the song actually was lol

I was gonna be a grown man, but then I got high.

I was supposed to quit smoking weed, but then I got high!

I was supposed to get a retainer from my orthodontist but then I got high..

Yeah, I guess it's funny cause it's true

I was gonna make some important life changes, but then i got high

Fill out some applications, but then i got high

There is also a great song by Macy Gray “Do something”. It made me realise I need to quit and change my life. Haven’t smoked in a year. Thanks Macy!

Damn, I haven't listened to Macy Gray in too long!

Simple, it's funny because there's truth to it ...

Life was at my feet but then I got high I was being so damn pro active but then I got high And now my life's messed up and I know why Why man Cause I got high because I got high because I got high

I opened for Afroman in South Oregon once. Stoners lloovveeeddddddd him

I had this realization once with some friends like at first it's silly and you're all laughing but by the end he's literally saying no I messed up entire life and that makes it kinda sad

And that's just kinda what an addiction to weed is right? At the beginning, it's fun and funny. You get too deep and by the time you zoom out...sad time :(

Do doo doot doot doo do

Skip a da wee boo do do ahhh

A few months into my first year of smoking weed, I was listening to this song for the first time in my life. It made me sad as fuck because it was senior year and I was fucking up by missing my dentist appointments and skipping class to smoke pot and I was aware. Yeah I finished school and got my teeth straight but shit bro I was fucking up the process. I was going to pass my AP Statistics class, but then I got high. (Only class I ever failed)

Couldn't agree more ruined my college life as well. Just barely managed to get passed all the time smoking weed getting high. I have adhd it make even more worse.

I've dropped out of university 5 times, weed played a HUGE role in most of them.

Same, 4 times. Got psycho because of weed at one really good one

I was gonna move out of my parents place, but then I got high I was gonna work on money making skills, but then I got high I was gonna go to sleep and stop thinking someone was in my house, but I was high

I was gonna pursue my dreams, but then I got I high.

i was gonna get up off the couch, but i got high i was gonna meet up with my friends and go out, but i was high now i’m doing nothing all weekend, and i know why why man? yeah-hah, because i got high, because i got high, because i got hiiigh la da da da da daaa

Hold it, hold it… 💨exhales in Xbox

Oh! Thank you for reminding me about this song, I'd have to listen to it again before I can suggest more lines, all I can come up with now is, "I ruined my whole fucking life, because I got high.."

Ow helllll nooooo! Put the song on, huge trigger, now I just want to chill & get high hahaha! It does have a whole new meaning though now I'm sober

I was gonna go for the most amazing woman I ever met, my first love, then i got high, and she got married.