Gettin' High

I could have found you if I wanted
I wouldn't even have to try
Saved you if I longed it
But you didn't wanna see me cry

You were gettin' high
You were gettin' high

I could have found you if I wanted
I wouldn't even have to try
Saved you if I'd longed it
You didn't wanna see me cry

You were gettin' high
You were gettin' high

I could have found you if I wanted
I wouldn't even have to try
Saved you if I'd longed it
You didn't wanna see me cry

You were gettin' high
You were gettin' high

I could astound you if I wanted
I wouldn't even have to try
Saved you if I'd longed it
You didn't wanna see me cry

You were gettin' high
You were gettin' high

Lyrics by:
Brown / Ibrahim

Available on:
Golden Greats (4.01)

Details:
Brown and Squire in their post-Roses work have attempted to recreate Led Zeppelin's 'Kashmir': Brown on Gettin' High and Squire on The Seahorses' Standing On Your Head (a song which originated from the Second Coming sessions). Brown's take is significantly better than Squire's (neither come close to bettering the original).

Gettin' High, I propose, is aimed at Squire's appearance with Oasis at Knebworth, in August 1996. Oasis' back-to-back shows at Knebworth drew the largest crowds ever to see a single act in British history (a feat only topped by Robbie Williams' three night gig at the same venue some years later). Squire performed two songs with Oasis, one of which was Champagne Supernova:

How many special people change
How many lives are living strange
Where were you while we were gettin' high ?
We were gettin' high
We were gettin' high
We were gettin' high
We were gettin' high...

Oasis, Champagne Supernova (1995)

Brown's assertion is that Squire was "gettin' high" (this also works on the level of Squire's alleged cocaine usage in the mid 90's) with Oasis, after deserting The Stone Roses.

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