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cigarettes and me ain't hittin' no more.
useta smoke her on the regular
made her cherry burn lite brite red
she went to my head and buzzed me beautiful
sometimes i miss her like addiction.
she useta coat my throat after meals
i was the average white male
waiting to inhale
pack a day at our finest times
double that with beer or wine
she made lovin' fun.
with her in my hand
i was james dean johnny depp deeper shade of cool.
always had my zippo full
a light for the ladies
i'd share my cigarettes like a swinger's night out
with the promise she'd do me proper
when i hit her right before bedtime.
i never got over her
and we split over five years ago
that's more than 1800 packs
36500 smokes that never touched my lips
i miss the nicotine kiss
and i wish i was in the fifties
when ignorance was bliss
then cigarettes and me could go buckwild all night.
if i got back with cigarettes
i could be all film noir
fred macmurray lighting matches off his thumb
a fuckin' scorsese flick
take your pick
my red-tipped cancer stick would start the blaze that burned down the store
and then like deniro
i'd smoke a little bit more...
now i sit with a belly full of envy
watching tattooed dudes and righteous rock chicks
camels in hand
making acquaintances via packs of tobacco
they've come a long way, baby
sometimes i miss that secret society
the band of the brand
like if you really love me you'll switch to marlboro lights
i miss reservoir dogs howling through boogie nights
but i don't miss my chest feeling tight
and i don't miss not being able to cover a flight of stairs
without almost passing out.
so i guess me and cigarettes are assed out.
so out go the butts with the ifs and the ands
cigarettes made me feel good
but i couldn't breathe good
so i had to quit her
and i hope she understands.
and besides
she was just a way to occupy my hands.
cigarettes and me ain't hittin' any longer
and i miss that skinny bitch
but i think i'm getting stronger.
stronger than unfiltered lucky strikes.
stronger than beautiful black lungs.
i useta kick it with cigarettes when i was young.
but now i'm done.
useta smoke her on the regular
made her cherry burn lite brite red
she went to my head and buzzed me beautiful
sometimes i miss her like addiction.
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