The Cigarette Song

Smoked lots of cigarettes, filled my lungs up with regret
But I got a second chance, I put down those cancer sticks
Never should have picked them up, but they say whats done is done
And I'm done with slavery, feeling better everyday
I said I'd quit a time or two before
Then I'd always bum another from a friend
Because moderation meant just one more
So I hope I never smoke one again

No more holding hands with Death
Had to stop and catch my breathe
No more coughing in the cold
Stranded on Tobacco Road
Used to smoke them in the car
When my favorite song came on
With a coffee or a beer, after nearly every meal
Feeling like a hypocrite and making corporations rich
In exchange they make me sick, either way you pay for it
They sell them to you overpriced, medical bills start to rise
Life's a drag but surely I can find a cheaper way to die
And I remember fits of nicotine
Wishing every cigarette would never end
But it seems like lately I need room to breathe
So I hope I never smoke one again

But when it comes down to it, some folks just don't wanna quit
And that's their prerogative, I can't tell you how to live
But I hope that you survive, hope I bought myself some time
Hope we make it out alive, or at least 'till 95
I'm through with throwing half a pack away
Then the next day digging through the garbage can
Because I'm an addict, what else can I say?
But I hope I never smoke one
I hope I never smoke one
I hope I never smoke one again