he had picked up the smoking habit as many boys do , hooking cigarettes from his dad 's packs of pall malls , resigning himself to a beating if he got caught , thinking that possibility a fair trade for the status you gained by being seen downtown on the corner of state and route 49 , leaning against a phone pole outside the aubreyville drugstore and post office , perfectly at home with the collar of your jacket turned up and that cigarette dripping down from your lower lip : crazy , baby , i 'm just a real cool breeze .