Oh yeah, I smoke like a chimney,

Oh yeah, I smoke like a chimney. I'm cast iron! And if I'm not, I'll see you in the next world.

Authors want their names down in history; I want to keep the smoke coming out of the chimney.

I mean some doctor told me I had six months to live and I went to their funeral.

Getting old is a fascinating thing. The older you get, the older you want to get.

About myself I have no great illusions. I know what I am. I know what I'm good at. I know what I ain't. I'm always hoping to surprise myself. But I do have a love of music and I do love to communicate it, and that's the best I can do, really. And I can raise a good family, too.