As heard on Rush's radio show
Sung to Lou Christie's Lightnin' Strikes (Again)

Listen to me - maybe I can make you understand
I would walk a mile, out of breath, for a drag
Listen to me - I love The Marlboro Man
I would rather fight than switch my favorite brand

Give your new deal a whirl, but I'll adjust in the end
Joe Camel is through . . . but it's still legal to satisfy my yen
Your paper's been signed on the dotted line
But I can't stop . . . I can't stop, stop

Lightin' up Lucky Strikes again
(I'm) Lightin' up Lucky Strikes again

Nicotine has given me a one-track mind
If you want us kicking butts, then make it a crime
The Health Police are sayin' that I'm such a fool
But they aren't gonna change me by passing some rules

Would us victims settle down, if the companies just apologized?
It won't help me quit . . . but at least I'll be less criticized

Well, I never took a shine to their low-tar kinds
So I can't stop - I can't stop, stop

Lightin' up Lucky Strikes again
Lightin' up Lucky Strikes again

They say addiction's in the mind
And will power can win in the end
Some day I may find . . . the resolve, but until then
Increase the warning signs; make sin taxes climb
'Cause I can't stop . . . I can't stop, stop

Lightin' up Lucky Strikes again
Lightin' up Lucky Strikes again

Parody version © 1997 Paul Silhan