I Wish I Still Smoked Cigarettes

I wish I still smoked cigarettes

Light one up and travel time

When a stiff drink and a whispered yes

Was enough to light a fire

Feel alive,

Wish I could go back to those nights

Sometimes

Wish I still drove a muscle car

Horses rumblin' under the hood

Flyin' past the welcome sign under the stars

Wishin' I could leave for good

And I swore I would

Every now and then, I go back to that

Neighborhood

Wish I still did a lot of things

That I don't do anymore

When I didn't know what wasn't good for me

When I knew everything else for sure

I guess what I really miss is the freedom then

The way it felt, the innocence

That's what I really meant

When I said

Wish I still smoked cigarettes

I felt more grown up then

When we were talkin' about where we were gonna go

Instead of talkin' about where we'd been

We'd ride around the lake

And make those plans

Still had the world

In the palm of our hand

Oh, we never had a chance

Now and then

Wish I still did a lot of things

That I don't do anymore

When I didn't know what wasn't good for me

When I knew everything else for sure

I guess what I really miss is the freedom then

The way it felt, the innocence

That's what I really meant

When I said

Wish I still smoked cigarettes

Wish I still smoked cigarettes

Somethin' to calm my nerves

Wherever you are tonight

You were better than I deserve

Wish I still smoked cigarettes

So I had something to let go

Up in smoke