Smoking Rooms

[Verse 1]
Feels like shit to be alone again
The majestic views
Of these run down green rooms
All the grime and mildew

[Verse 2]
Bad graffiti on the cold cement
In back halls of
All these struggling rock clubs
Where I’m calling home from

[Chorus]
I’ll be gone a few weeks, kid, I hope you understand
I made promises, I plan on keeping them
Everybody always leaves, I know, you’ve had it bad
You’ve had it bad

[Verse 3]
It feels like shit to be alone again
In the dim-lit gloom
Of these cheap motel rooms
I’ve been burning holes through

[Verse 4]
Always stayed down at the smoking end
Me and Joe and Cliff
Can’t believe they still exist
All the ash on the mattresses

[Chorus]
It hasn’t been the same without you, ain’t no joy in this
So after Jersey next week, I might pack it in
And as I drag myself to stage I know it's gotten bad
It’s gotten

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 5]
Violet light staining my skin
The burst of applause, a sudden eruption
Catherine nods in my direction, I turn my head
And outta nothing, there’s the band

[Verse 6]
I was empty and cold and broken in half
It's like seeing a ghost, I’ll never forget it
I'm saying over again and over again and over again
I missed you motherfuckers bad

[Refrain]
Over again and over again and over again
I missed you motherfuckers bad
Over again and over again and over again
I missed you motherfuckers bad