Absolute Beginners Lyrics

Lyric discussion by scipwraec 

Cover art for Absolute Beginners lyrics by David Bowie

I love the chorus of this song. If you watch the music video, however, David is chasing a girl through the streets who seems to symbolize his cigarette addiction. He goes for a pack of 'Zebra' brand from a vending machine but doesn't have the change. She shows up decked out in a zebra-stripe outfit. When he catches her and kisses her, she vanishes, leaving a smouldering cigarette at his feet.
Kinda suggests that plastiksjael is on to something with the drug reference. It's just tobacco he can't do without!