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 and 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 and i m here to stay he s down in the kitchen drinking white lightning he s with my momma they re yelling and fighting and it s not the first time praying for silence but 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 and 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 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 learned some new tricks yeah 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 and 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 and i m here to stay  hey hey it s fine hey hey it s fine hey hey it s fine i left it behind21