Can't Kick the Habit - Champion Jack Dupree Well I can't kick this habit And this junk is killin' me Yes I can't kick this habit And this junk is killin' me Ever since I started this habit Everything's been down on me I hung around my friends And smoked ** And I thought I was doin' alright Yes I hung around my friends And smoked ** And I thought I thought I's doin' alright Now I done lost a good woman And I have no place to sleep at night Well I went to the doctor See could he cure this habit for me Yes I went to the doctor See could he cure this habit for me He looked at me and shook his head And said this d**e is killin' me (Oh play it for me ) (Oh yeah ) 'Yes I know it's killin' me' 'I don't feel good anyhow' 'I wished I would-a listened To what my mother said' 'She told me that d**e wasn't no good' 'I didn't pay it no mind I thought I was doin' alright' 'Now I'm stayin' sick as I could be' It don't pay nobody Just to live their life so bad It don't pay nobody Hoo-ooo Just to live to live their life so bad If you just take it slow and easy Just as long as this habit lasts