I drink to remember, I smoke to forget Some things to be proud of, some stuff to regret Run down some dark alleys, in my own head Something is changing, changing, changing I go back to Clifton, to see my old friends The best people I could ever have met Skin up a fat one, hide from the Feds Something is changing, changing, changing So I kiss goodbye to every little ounce of pain Light a cigarette and wish the world away I got out, I got out, I'm alive but I'm here to stay So I hold two fingers up to yesterday Light a cigarette and smoke it all away I got out, I got out, I'm alive but I'm here to stay Is damn in the kitchen, drinking while lightning He's with my momma, they're yelling and fighting It's not the first time, praying for silence Something is changing, changing, changing So I kiss goodbye to every little ounce of pain Light a cigarette and wish the world away I got out, I got out, I'm alive but I'm here to stay So I hold two fingers up to yesterday Light a cigarette and smoke it all away I got out, I got out, I'm alive but 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'll learn some new tricks yet So I kiss goodbye to every little ounce of pain Light a cigarette and wish the world away I got out I got out I'm alive but I'm here to stay So I hold two fingers up to yesterday Light a cigarette and smoke it all away I got out I got out I'm alive but I'm here to stay Hey, hey it's fine Hey, hey it's fine Hey, hey it's fine I left it behind