Lyric

Smoke Like Cigarette

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[female voice - sassy, dancehall style]

Ey yo, listen up now, mister old man

Thinkin' he smooth but he ain't got no plan

AI granddaddy, what you tryin' to do?

Bringin' likkle gifts, man I see right through you

Talkin' bout his paintings, nobody care

Puffin' out his chest like he somethin' rare

High school farmer boy, don't get it twisted

On my list of lovers? You ain't even listed

Love like cigarette smoke, drift and gone

Float around a while then move along

You thought you had me, darlin' you were wrong

Smoke like cigarette, can't hold on long

Told him nice shoes, told him scarf look fine

Little bit of honey to get what's mine

Come drink with me, if you pass out tonight

My place got a sofa - just to be polite!

Old man lit up like a Christmas tree

Bless his heart, he thought that meant somethin' to me

Jealous of a man I walked by on the street

Wrote me crazy things, oh what a defeat

Blocked him quick, didn't even think twice

Then came a love letter, old fashioned and nice

AI granddaddy writing romance by hand?

Darlin' just stop, you don't understand

[chorus]

Love like cigarette smoke, drift and gone

Float around a while then move along

You thought you had me, darlin' you were wrong

Smoke like cigarette, can't hold on long

[male voice - rueful, reggae flow]

Ey yo, she called me fancy, said she love my shoes

Hand towel round my neck, I thought I couldn't lose

Study abroad girl, books upon the shelf

Turns out she was playing, only for herself

Bought me drinks? No no, I bought the drinks

Led me to the edge right to the brinks

"Come on let's go out, if you fall asleep

My place got a sofa" - man that cut me deep

[male voice - self-deprecating, faster]

Saw her with another, walking down the road

Something in me snapped, lost my heavy load

Wrote a sorry letter, old school pen and ink

She never wrote me back, drove me to the brink

Farmer boy from country, what did I expect?

City girl like her commands respect

I played the wise old man, cool and dignified

Truth is I was sprung, can't even hide

[chorus]

Love like cigarette smoke, drift and gone

Float around a while then move along

You thought you had me, darlin' you were wrong

Smoke like cigarette, can't hold on long

I won't be coming back, you take care now

Gonna find a younger girl, show her how

...who am I kidding, yeah I know the score

Go farm your rice fields, town ain't for you

Sunshine on your back is what you do

Brown skin in the summer, looking fine

Come back and visit, any old time

My sweet likkle country boy

Tokkyan boya