Cigarettes and Wine

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I saw her in Roosevelt Springs, where time doesn't touch anything She never did say she could sing, but I figured it was so I needed some company then, and not sisters, or children, or men That's a hell of a spot to be in, but she put me in tow [Verse 2] Money and liquor and lust had taken my heart and my trust I could see ashes and dust were headed my way She tended bar in town, her alto settled me down So I started hanging around, didn't need much to say [Chorus] She smelled like cigarettes and wine And she kept me happy all the time I know that ain't much of a line But it's the Gods' own truth She lives down inside of me still Rolled up like a twenty dollar bill She left me alone with these pills And the last of my youth [Verse 3] Wings on her shoulders and feet, a bar on Gethsemane Street I took time to plan my retreat, and backed out the door Must be attracted to those who've witnessed a man in the throes Life that ain't grindstone to nose, but pedal to floor [Chorus] She smelled like cigarettes and wine She kept me happy all the time I know that ain't much of a line But it's the Gods' own truth She lives down inside of me still Rolled up like a twenty dollar bill She left me alone with these pills And the last of my youth [Verse 4] Lost on the dry side of town with my memories slowing me down She shook me and I came around, came back to life With nary a mother or dad, she showed me what I never had The princess of leaves, she got sad 'cause I won't take a wife [Chorus] And she smelled like cigarettes and wine She kept me happy all the time I know that ain't much of a line But it's the Gods' own truth She lives down inside of me still Rolled up like a twenty dollar bill She left me alone with these pills And my smoldering youth [Refrain] She left me alone with these pills And the last of my youth