Hold Steady (The)

Big Cig
She says she always smoked cigarettes ever since she was 7 She always likes the big ones best, you get more for that money I know that she's gorgeous, I can't take her serious She looks kinda ridiculous with her Malibu 120s Some nights she's a scientist, she pulls me into experiments Squeezes hard and charts the forward progress Some nights she's a pharmacist, she's got some pills in her purse One to wake you up, one if you're nervous and I serve my purpose Burns on her skirt and smoke in her eyes I serve my purpose We power down and try to socialize I serve my purpose She can probably find a better guy I serve my purpose She used to fool around with some friends of mine That's fine. I mostly dig her and her big cigs We met at a benefit. It was a pretty big opening Her therapist says it's dangerous, the way she seeks validation Some nights she's a magic trick, some nights she's a sinking ship She pokes around with a paperclip, he's a pistol at the party Once we get started SongtexteBurns on her skirt and smoke in her eyes I serve my purpose We power down and try to socialize I serve my purpose She can probably find a better guy I serve my purpose She used to fool around with some friends of mine That's fine. I mostly dig her and her big cigs I'm pretty sure we both agree, we can both take some liberties We all have our anxieties, this little trust is hard to quit So we just sit here and revel it Burns on her skirt and smoke in her eyes I serve my purpose We power down and try to socialize I serve my purpose She can probably find a better guy I serve my purpose She used to fool around with some friends of mine That's fine. I mostly dig her and her big cigs Aus Songtexte Mania