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NICOTINE BLUES
WRITTEN BY GEORGE SCHERER
COPYRIGHT 1996, GEORGE SCHERER

I WISH I COULD LAY THESE OLD CIGARETTES DOWN
THEY GOT ME SMELLIN' KIND OF FUNNY, GOT ME FEELIN' LIKE A CLOWN
GOD KNOWS, I GOT THEM OL' NICOTINE BLUES

I LOVE THE TASTE OF TOBACCO I LOVE THE SMELL OF SMOKE
HELL I GUESS I WAS GENETICALLY PRE-DISPOSED
TO HAVE A BAD CASE OF THESE OL NICOTINE BLUES

I GOT THE NICOTINE BLUES AND I CAN'T SEEM TO GET FREE
I HEARD THE SURGEON GENERAL'S WARNIN', BUT I DIDN'T HEED
COULD IT BE THAT LIFE IS MORE THAN JUST THE MEASURE OF YOUR DAYS
WHAT MATTERS IS HOW YOU LIVE IT, NOT HOW LONG YOU STAY

THE PREACHER DONE TOLD ME THAT TO SMOKE IS A SIN
THE DOCTOR SAYS IT'LL KILL ME, BUT HE CAN'T SAY HOW OR WHEN
LORD KNOWS I GOT THEM OL NICOTINE BLUES

THAT ANTI-SMOKIN' CROWD HAS BECOME A NOISY CHOIR
SO THAT IF YOU'RE SMOKIN' IN PUBLIC, YOU DAMN WELL BETTER BE ON FIRE
LORD KNOWS I GOT THEM OL NICOTINE BLUES

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I SWEAR I'M GONNA QUIT, GONNA KICK THE HABIT
SOON AS I SAVE ENOUGH "MILES" TO GET A MARLBORO MAN JACKET
LORD KNOWS, I GOT THEM OL' NICOTINE BLUES

THE PATCH IS OK WITH THIS ONE LITTLE HITCH
IF YOU ROLL 'EM TOO TIGHT YOU CAN'T KEEP THE BASTARD'S LIT
LORD KNOWS, I GOT THEM OL' NICOTINE BLUES

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