Stop Smoking Lyrics - Dar Williams

It's the start of a new life day. 

Oh yeah, right, like I haven't heard that one before 

You know everything I try to quit I only want it some more 

So I let the weeds grow up, call them flowers of the common man 

But in my head, in my head, I can hear the gentle voices say 

Stop smoking, take a deep breath and stop smoking 

Then you can take more deep breaths, stop smoking 

Spend a few more days with your family and friends 

And if you want to keep hitting that high note, stop smoking 

And I won't do it for another soul, no it's gotta be me 

I want to say when and where there's a mountain to climb 

And thank you very much, I want to waste my own time 

After his way and her way, and they left me in the darkest allies 

But it's time. I guess it's time, cause the voice is getting stronger still 

Stop smoking, time to reach for higher realms, stop smoking 

Time to boycott Jesse Helms, stop smoking 

And then you can check 'No' when they ask if you smoke 

And all that stuff feels great, stop smoking 

Well there's a door I ran away from for every door I tried 

And now I got my guilty conscience and I got my guilty pride 

And now you tell me that the world needs my hot , my wildest dreams 

And all that my mending bones and unschooled heart have to give 

So, big surprise, I just stopped smoking 

Yeah, la dee dah, now don't remind me. I think I'm going insane 

But I got the guts to leave the cult of beautiful pain 

Where I danced with seven veils of mysterious pollution 

And it's hard, I think it's hard, trying to find a life that I can live 

Janis Joplin, great spirit lost the wheel, stop running 

The center could not feel, start feeling 

I know life can make and break an acid queen 

Us great spirits gotta watch it, stop smoking