Love Affair

Finish your last cigarette
You puff it into silhouettes
When did you become so old
Another year sinks in like smoke
On the couch in a dark room
Smell nicotine through her perfume
Forget her name as she just talks
She's out the door once you get off

But all the cigarettes in London couldn't buzz you out tonight
Behind silver smoke
You've always loved to hide
And all the people who once knew you only know you disappear
Yellow-handed ghost
You're choking like loner on this love affair

At the corner stand, you wait
It's pouring down fat beads of rain
You buy three packs that come as one
Warning underneath your thumb
You laugh 'cause life is just a joke
Exhaling rasps climb up your throat
Since you've burnt all your bridges down
No one watches you burn out

But all the cigarettes in London couldn't buzz you out tonight
Behind silver smoke
You've always loved to hide
And all the people who once knew you only know you disappear
Yellow-handed ghost
You're choking like loner on this love affair

And all the company you keep
Fits in your fingertips
Every drag you breathe in deep
Kissing cigs like finally you found someone who gets it

But all the cigarettes in London couldn't buzz you out tonight
In your silver cloak
You've always loved to hide
And all the people who once knew you only know you disappear
But you're somewhere
Choking like a loner on this love affair

Finish your last cigarette you puff it into silhouettes
When did you become so old
Another year sinks in like smoke