it took me quite some time   it had to be just right   when it came, I knew   I'd found the perfect gift   for you      a thousand nights like this   a stale cigarette's kiss   a drink you can't resist   and in your head, a voice   you'll always miss      a thousand nights like this      over the years, I'd splurge   to indulge your every urge   this is something new   my latest offering to you      a thousand empty beds   and sheets as cold as lead   a book you've already read   and when you wake   you'll wish that you were dead   with me      dead with me...      please, you must accept   don't make me upset   I've had mine for a year or two   it's the gift that keeps on giving   and it's for you      a thousand nights like this   a stale cigarette's kiss   a drink you can't resist   and in your head a voice   you'll always miss      a thousand nights like this   you'll always miss   you'll always miss   you'll always miss