Lung Cancer

I never made a fuss, you know I should've created

The day you had your left leg amputated

And the doctor said it was a ten to one bet

That the blood clot had been caused by cigarette

I should've complained, I should've played it much meaner

Having to put up with your emphysema

Your nicotine kisses and your galling cough

I sometimes used to think that I had had enough

When you went to the doctor just the other day

Because you had a bad cough that wouldn't go away

Well, you looked half dead and your skin had turned grey

And they rushed you down to hospital straight away

They took you down to X-ray and conducted some tests

And found a cyst the size of Africa inside your chest

I met your doctor in the chip shop and he made me cry

When he let slip in the queue that you are gonna die

'Cause you've got lung cancer and you're gonna die

Now you've got lung cancer and all I do is cry

Looking for love when I was younger

I should've insisted on a non-smoker

I wonder how much longer you'll be part of the scenery

Sitting there coughing off a big, fat greeny

You'd given up years ago if I'd've had it my way

Kissing you was like licking out an ashtray

I never really gave you too much grief

About your nicotine fingers and your discoloured teeth

But you kept on smoking and I kept on choking

From involuntary passive smoking

I went to the doctor just the other day

Because I had a bad cough that wouldn't go away

The doc says when you die, I won't be alone and blue

'Cause I'll be checking out even sooner than you

'Cause I've got lung cancer, it ain't no joke

Now I've got lung cancer, I don't even smoke

Looking for love when I was younger

I should've insisted on a non-smoker

You've got lung cancer and you're gonna die

Now you've got lung cancer and so have I

Looking for love when I was younger

I should've insisted on a non-smoker

Kissing you was like licking out an ashtray