Annotated lyrics for The Hold Steady song 'Big Cig' - She says she always smoked cigarettes / Ever since she was seven / She always likes the big ones best / You get more for your money / I know that she's gorgeous / I can't take her serious / She looks kinda ridiculous / With her Malibu 120s / Some nights she's a scientist / She pulls me into experiments / Squeezes hard and / Charts the forward progress / Some nights she's a pharmacist / She's got some pills in her purse / One to wake you up / One if you're nervous / And I served my purpose / Burns on her skirt and smoke in her eyes / I served my purpose / We power down and try to socialize / I served my purpose / She can probably find a better guy / I served my purpose / She used to fool around with some friends of mine / That's fine / I mostly dig / Her and her big cigs / We met at a benefit / It was a pretty big opening / Her therapist says it's dangerous / The way she seeks validation / Some nights she's a magic trick / Some nights she's a sinking ship / She pokes around with a paper clip / She's the pistol at the party / Once we get started / Burns on her skirt and smoke in her eyes / I serve my purpose / We power down and try to socialize / I serve my purpose / She can probably find a better guy / I serve my purpose / She used to fool around with some friends of mine / That's fine / I mostly dig / Her and her big cigs / I'm pretty sure we both agree / We can both take some liberties / We all have our anxieties / This little tryst is hard to quit / So we just sit here and live with it / Burns on her skirt and smoke in her eyes / I serve my purpose / We power down and try to socialize / I serve my purpose / She can probably find a better guy / I serve my purpose / She used to fool around with some friends of mine / It's not love / It's not even a crush / That's fine / I mostly dig / Her and her big cig