Look at that junkie, strung-out
on what God only knows
He ain't washed or shaved in a couple of
days and there are stains upon his clothes
Now it ain't smack or that cocaine-crack
that's brought him to his knees
But the fully legal product
of the tobacco companies
The tobacco companies

So thank you R. J. Reynolds
for helpin' me look so cool
and thank you Phillip Morris
for keepin' me company after school
And thank you Brown & Williamson
l hope you spent my money well
When this is past and I've smoked my last
I will see you all in hell
l will see you all in hell

Now this junkie's not on a street corner
or sleepin' in an alleyway
ln fact
l saw him in my own living room about 3 A. M. today
His hands were shakin'
his will was breakin'
and his body bathed in sweat
Take a good look people, this is
as low as a man can get
as low as a man can get

So thank you R. J. Reynolds
for helpin' me look so cool
and thank you Phillip Morris
for keepin' me company after school
And thank you Brown & Williamson
l hope you spent my money well
When this is past and I've smoked my last
I will see you all in hell
l will see you all in hell

Now, l've got my own two shoulders
upon which to place the blame
But the companies' false piety
well it bugs me just the same
And let us not forget our state
and federal government
Before I go I'd like to know
where all those taxes went
where all those taxes went

So thank you R. J. Reynolds
for helpin' me look so cool
and thank you Phillip Morris
for keepin' me company after school
And thank you Brown & Williamson
l hope you spent my money well
When this is past and I've smoked my last
I will see you all in hell
I will see you all in hell