After all these years of smoking
The fire has gone out
I quit while I'm ahead
But before I'm dead
And before my time runs out

I could hardly talk
When i went for a walk
To try to find a doctor
Wondering to myself if I had throat cancer
Well it's the smoking, drinking, shouting, yelling
Snorting gear and talking
All has an effect on the way that i sound
And the voice that you are hearing
The doctor took an x ray
He stuck a camera down my throat
And asked me what i thought the problem was
I said "It's probably all the smoking fags and snorting cocaine"
He was surprised with my honesty but he agreed all the same
He said it wasn't cancer
And it wouldn't kill me today
But i gave up smoking anyway

No electric cigarette
And no nicotine patch
I'm doing it cold turkey
It's been 4 weeks and 3 days now
And I've almost found it easy
The diagnosis was good
I'm a lucky fucking sod
And i'm happy to be alive now
I'll take it as a blessing not a curse
And put the fire out now