The irony that Ronnie wrote this song specifically, about the
experience of Gary Rossington's apparently taking some "ludes"
& drinking, or whatever, & wrecking his new car running into an oak
tree... Then Gary lives the longest of all the plane wreck survivors
except Artimus Pyle, who had already replaced their original
drummer, Bob Burns. But apparently he learned from that
near death experience. Gary outlived them all, & got
to play the song live, for many more years with
Johnny, & all of the other musicians...