some things to be proud of some stuff to regret
gone down some dark alleys in my own head
but something is changing
i go back to clifton to see my old friends
the best people i could ever have met
and something is changing
so i kiss goodbye to every little ounce of pain
light a cigarette and wish the world away
out alive and i'm here to stay
so i hold two fingers up to yesterday
light a cigarette and smoke it all away
out alive and i'm here to stay
he's down in the kitchen drinking white lightning
they're yelling and fighting
it's not the first time they're praying for silence
but something is changing
so i kiss goodbye to every little ounce of pain
light a cigarette and wish the world away
out alive and i'm here to stay
so i hold two fingers up to yesterday
light a cigarette and smoke it all away
out alive and i'm here to stay
there's a story for every corner of this place
running so hard you got out but your knees got grazed
i'm an old dog but i've learned some new tricks yeah
so i kiss goodbye to every little ounce of pain
light a cigarette and wish the world away
out alive but i'm here to stay
so i hold two fingers up to yesterday
light a cigarette and smoke it all away
out alive and i'm here to stay