“I was looking for some action / but all I found was cigarettes and alcohol
Is it worth the aggravation to find yourself a job when there's nothing worth working for?
You might as well do the white line”

— Noel Gallagher

Cigarettes and Alcohol
Definitely Maybe (1994)

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