这首歌是写乐队的吉他手Gary Rossington的，这哥们刚买了辆新车（Ford Torino），喝大了，开着车先撞到一棵树上，又撞进了一座房屋。这就是歌词第一句的由来："Whiskey bottles and brand new cars"，乐队本来几天后就要开始一次巡演，因这哥们的受伤而不得不推迟。
歌是主唱Ronnie Van Zant和吉他手Allen Collins写的，他们对Rossington很不满，因为他的吸毒和酗酒影响了乐队。乐队因推迟巡演罚了Rossington五千美元。
这首歌里有Ronnie Van Zant的口哨声，他学会了大声的吹口哨是为了打猎时呼唤他的狗。 1977年的巡演开始后没几天，Ronnie Van Zant，吉他Steve Gaines，和另一位主唱Cassie Gaines死于空难。这首歌的歌词涉及到了死亡，而这张之前刚发行的专辑的封面（《Street Survivors》）是乐队成员被火焰包围，事后这些被认为是不祥预兆。
试听：
Whiskey bottles and brand new cars;
oak tree you're in my way.
There's too much coke and too much smoke
Look what's going on inside you.
CHORUS-
Ooh, ooh that smell
Can't you smell that smell?
Ooh, ooh that smell
The smell of death surrounds you.
Yeah.
Angel of darkness is upon you.
Stuck a needle in your arm (you, fool, you)
So take another toke, have a blow for your nose,
one more drink, fool, would drown you. (hell, yeah)
CHORUS
Now they call you prince charming.
Can't speak a word when you're full of 'ludes.
Say you'll be alright come tomorrow, but
tomorrow might not be here for you. (yeah, you)
CHORUS
Aw, you, fool, you.
You stick them needles in your arm
I know I been there before.
One little problem that confronts you,
got a monkey on your back.
Just one more fix, Lord, might do the trick.
One hell of a price for you to get your kicks. (hell, yeah)
CHORUS 2x
Oh, you, fool, you
Don't stick those needles in your arm.
You're just a fool, just a fool, just a fool.
