One Less Monkey Lyrics - Lorrie Morgan

When I lit my first cigarette it didn't hurt me none 

But I realized the danger on my 97th one 

I took a pill, I did the patch, got myself hypnotized 

Blew away the ashes, drew a great big breath of life 

Now there's 

One less monkey 

Hangin' on my back 

I shook it off, cut it loose and that's 5, 4, 3, 2 

One less monkey that I have to feed 

I feel so much lighter, now there's 

One less monkey on me 

I was just a number on the clock from 9 to 5 

Rushing through the madness, I was payin' with my life 

I had a dream, I had a plan a long, long time ago 

Resigned myself to freedom and I took it on the road 

Now there's 

One less monkey 

Hangin' on my back 

I shook it off, cut it loose and that's 5, 4, 3, 2 

One less monkey that I have to feed 

I feel so much lighter, now there's 

One less monkey on me 

There's a jungle full of monkeys that would love to weigh you down 

But I'm lookin' for a better way of monkeyin' around 

One less monkey 

Hangin' on my back 

I shook it off, cut it loose and that's 5, 4, 3, 2 

One less monkey that I have to feed 

I feel so much lighter, now there's 

One less monkey on me 

I feel so much lighter, I feel so much higher 

I feel so much finer now 

There's one less monkey on me