# Chicago Lyric 25 or 6 to 4 Proven Drug Reference **URL:** \ **Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\ **Created:** [April 24, 2009, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-lyric-25-or-6-to-4-proven-drug-reference/494277 "2009-04-24T22:57:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2015, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-lyric-25-or-6-to-4-proven-drug-reference/494277/61 "2015-08-19T22:43:16Z")
Of course! ---
**Author:** ![John\_W.Kennedy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_w.kennedy/32/1031_2.png) [@John\_W.Kennedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_W.Kennedy)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2015, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-lyric-25-or-6-to-4-proven-drug-reference/494277/62 "2015-08-20T01:29:33Z")
> [@tomndebb](#): > > It was “common knowledge” that the Vietnam War was being fought so that the U.S. could grab all the off-shore oil from Vietnam. (No such oil has ever been found.) Really? I remember the story being all about tungsten. ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2015, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-lyric-25-or-6-to-4-proven-drug-reference/494277/63 "2015-08-20T05:32:30Z")
> [@D\_Odds](#): > > “And is better armed” Naw, it just has more minions. ---
**Author:** ![Match22](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Match22](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Match22)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2025, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-lyric-25-or-6-to-4-proven-drug-reference/494277/64 "2025-07-29T01:49:25Z")
I, too - watched the entire movie. No references to LSD 25 or 624. Nice to see Dick York, Angie Dickinson, Eddie Alpert, Tony Curtis and Bobby Darin. Disappointed Philipem. Disappointed. ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2025, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-lyric-25-or-6-to-4-proven-drug-reference/494277/65 "2025-07-29T01:58:32Z")
> [@mgnull](#): > > Waiting for the break of day > Searching for something to say > Flashing lights against the sky > Giving up I close my eyes > Sitting cross-legged on the floor > 25 or 6 to 4 > Staring blindly into space > Getting up to splash my face > Wanting just to stay awake > Wondering how much I can take > Should I try to do some more > 25 or 6 to 4 > Feeling like I ought to sleep > Spinning room is sinking deep > Searching for something to say > Waiting for the break of day > 25 or 6 to 4 > 25 or 6 to 4 That doesn’t really sound like a very fun trip. Sounds more like speed than LSD. ---
**Author:** ![Cardinal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardinal/32/4000_2.png) [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2026, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-lyric-25-or-6-to-4-proven-drug-reference/494277/66 "2026-01-06T00:15:33Z")
I thought it was established that they were trying to write music and someone misspoke the time, and the whole thing refers to just trying to stay awake? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-lyric-25-or-6-to-4-proven-drug-reference/494277.md?page=3)