Coffee and Cigarettes

[Verse] The sun ain't up but I'm already awake Kitchen light flickers like my hands that shake Coffee in the pot black as a sinner's prayer A cigarette burns and perfumes the air [Chorus] Coffee and cigarettes for breakfast again One more day starts where the last one ends A step at a time down a road that bends Coffee and cigarettes my only friends [Verse 2] Ashtray's full but my heart feels light A little smoke cloud keeps me company tonight Sugar’s gone but the bitter still lingers Warm ceramic mug Nicotine-stained fingers [Prechorus] One sip One drag I hold it close Chasing ghosts Chasing ghosts [Chorus] Coffee and cigarettes for breakfast again One more day starts where the last one ends A step at a time down a road that bends Coffee and cigarettes my only friends [Bridge] The world's a mess But here I sit My little rituals make sense of it A match strike A pour A slow exhale Some mornings feel like a handwritten tale