Verse I 

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I know there's a lotta talk going around today 
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About cigarette smoking whittling your life away 
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I've seen it and I've heard it so many times 
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That finally it just started to prey on my mind 
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I guess it scared me a little bit 
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That's why I decided I was gonna quit 
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So while I was sitting here forming my battle plan 
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I took another puff and turned on the fan 
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I just sat there in my easy chair 
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And thought of all the money I'd wasted on cigarettes all these years 
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I thought how I'd spend the rest of my days 
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After I kick this habit my body craves 
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Said to myself this ain't gonna be so tough 
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With that little bit of assurance 
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I took another puff 
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I took a puff, a puff, then I ripped off another puff 
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I decided I'd about had about enough 
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That breaking this habit won't be too tough 


Verse II 

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Now I've give a lot of thought to this thing 
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If I didn't smoke cigarettes I'd feel just like a king 
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Besides with the price going up every day 
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I knew I was just throwing all my good money away 
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You know I ain't lit one in an hour or so? 
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Just wanted to make sure I could quit you know 

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I was thinking maybe I oughta write all this down 
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Put it in a song kinda circulate it around 
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Can't ever tell it might make a hit 
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And that redneck Hall did a little bit 
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Can you imagine me a hit songwriter! 
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Now where's... Where'd I put that cigarette lighter? 
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After all it's a habit and a habit you can break 
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Just a little bit of willpower son that's all it takes 

I said to myself you got to be tough! 
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And with that little bit of wisdom 

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I took another puff 

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I took a puff, and then a puff,  
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then I finally ripped off another puff 
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And I decided boy this ain't gonna be tough 
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Besides I'd just about had enough 


Verse III 

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I'm about ready to quit this rotten habit anyway 
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Oh I think they ought to take it offa television 
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It looks too good! Ow! 
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I like them skinny ones with the filter 
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Oh give it to me! Give it to me! 
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Cigarettes... I say if I quit smoking what'll I do? 
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Maybe I'll eat 
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Yeah I'll eat cigarettes 
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Ahh, I love it I love it I love it I love it I love it I love it 
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Chester B don't smoke 
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he smokes logs! 
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Makes you laugh funny too 
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Oh my throat's scratchin', oh 
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I wish I could think of something bad to say about cigarettes 
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Boo on cigarettes,  
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don't smoke don't smoke don't smoke 
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You quit smoking that'll leave more for me! 
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I love it I love it, no I don't love cigarettes ya know 
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Don't misunderstand me I hate cigarettes 
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Makes ya cough, and when ya don't smoke it makes ya shake 
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I don't know what's worse, the shake or the cough 
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I think I'll make me a coughshake, oh! 
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Son did you ever smoke? 
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Oh I remember one time I quit smoking 
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I quit for three months 
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My wife left me 
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So did my children 
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She took my house and left 
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It was a mobile home