Days Go By - J.J. Cale

 

When you light that funny cigarette Would you pass it back to me I'm feeling a little down and out And it'll keep me company I'm just a long lost sinner Living life here on the line I'll give it right back to you I know it's not really mine Now don't put it out, not right yet It's burning pretty good Maybe i'll have one more toke You think i should Oo-oo, days go by I just sit around and get real high Oo-oo, what a glow I just hang out, they come and go Hey, the walls are starting to move The floor is way down there What a buzz it is There's electricity in the air Boy, i'm feeling really gone I'm feeling really cool I think i'll have another one I'm just another fool You know they say it's illegal But what isn't these days No matter what you do There'll be somebody on your case Oo-oo, days go by It just seems like i sit around and get high Oo-oo, shame on me They're going to put me in a penitentiary I must not be together Look at the shape i'm in I just know people are saying "he's looking awful thin" I guess i can count my blessings Though i've always been this way I guess i'll quit tomorrow Maybe another day Oo-oo, days go by I guess i'll sit around and get real high You know time has no absolute It's a just seems like it's spent Everything has a tendency to be so warped and bent While looking here and there I'm surprised to see Everybody's gone here Everybody's gone but me Oo-oo, days go by I just sit around and get real high Oo-oo, what a glow I just hang out, they come and go