CIGARETTE BLUES
Inspired by Blind Lemon Jefferson and Cecilia Brusewitz

I'm sittin' here thinkin',
How much spirit I've got left?
I found I've got so little of it, 
I gave way to emotional theft.

I'm lyin' here wonderin', Will I ever be able to sleep?
I really need to rest now when I've sunken so deep.
I'm dyin' and wonderin',

Will my body hold my soul?
Oh so soon they'll fall apart,
and I will never reach my goal.

Sittin' here countin'
How long will my cigarettes last?
Ain't got nothin' but these cigarettes,
And I'm sinkin' really fast.
Sittin' here thinkin,
How long will I have to struggle
Before I get to see the light?
I ain't got so many cigarettes,
but I got so long a night.			David Bremer 1997