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Intro

Verse 1

 When I finally finished school

 It was the first thing that I did

 What every townie kid dreams of,

 I packed and started west

 A thousand dollars I had saved

 And my sister's two cassettes:

 The Dead from Fillmore East

 And Otis Redding's Greatest Hits

Chorus

Coffee and Cigarettes

As simple as it gets

Of all the things I think I'll miss,

There's staying up with you

 Coffee and Cigarettes

 Coffee and Cigarettes

 Prelude:

Verse 2

Then, I commit with some restraint

 To a boy I thought might care

 It didn't work but I found out soon

 And never dug roots there

Been a lot of places since

 But nothing else compares

 To easy times and easy eyes

 To meet you in a stare

Chorus

Coffee and Cigarettes

As simple as it gets

Of all the things I think I'll miss,

There's staying up with you

 Coffee and Cigarettes

 Coffee and Cigarettes

Solo

 Hold

Verse 3

 When I finally finished school

 It was the first thing that I did

 What every townie kid dreams of,

 I packed and started west

Chorus

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