Story Behind The Song
This song sympathises, with the 'SMOKER', and the youth who are thinking of taking up smoking. The youth stand no chance against the crafty advertising and giant monolithic Tobacco Organisations! They are powerful, influential and very RICH!
Song Description
A hard diatribe SONG against 'The 'evil' Toboacco companies; and the legion LOBBY'ists who instruct advertising agencies; who in turn glamorise 'smoking'
| Song Length |
4:28 |
Genre |
Blues - Modern, Blues - Rural |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Anxious, Distressed |
Subject |
Cigarettes, Diseases |
| Similar Artists |
B.B. King, Joni Mitchell |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
"BAD HABIT!"
(Music & Lyrics written by David Austin)
VERSE
I GOTTA HABIT IT'S SO BAD, SO BAD BUT IT'S GOOD FOR ME!
D D G D
STARTED OUT WHEN I WAS 10..... GOING ON 18
D G D
PARDON ME IF GO OUTSIDE, I GOTTA FEEL RIGHT
D G D
______________________
CHORUS
I GOT THE NICATINE BLUES, I GOT THE NICATINE BLUES!
________________________
VERSE
GIVING UP NO CAN I DO, YA SEE IT'S SO COOL!
D G D
PEOPLE WORRY ALL THE TIME, BUT IT'S NO BIG DEAL
D G D
TOBACCO COMPANIES THEY AIN'T FOOLS,
D G D
CUS PROFITS KEEP ROLLING IN
D G D
_______________________
CHORUS
I GOT THE NICATINE BLUES, I GOT THE NICATINE BLUES!
________________________
VERSE
EVERYONE THEY CRITICISE, JUST BECAUSE I POLLUTE THE SKIES
D G D D
THEY DON'T SEEM TO REALISE, I'M A VICTIM OF THE ADMAN'S LIES
D G D D
CIGARETTES DON'T MAKE ME COOL, I'M BEING USED LIKE A TOOL
D G D D
_______________________
CHORUS
I GOT THE NICATINE BLUES, I GOT THE NICATINE BLUES!
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