1. |
Whiskey Breath
02:34
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this whole town, knows that i've been drinking
this whole town's, got something smart to say
dont gotta tell me, i know what you're thinking
when you can smell me coming from a mile away
my whiskey breath
my whiskey breath
it'll sure lead me to jail, if it don't first lead me to death
watch my mouth and try to keep it closed, to hide my whiskey breath
i got pulled over, driving home last sunday
told that law man "it isn't what it seems"
he said you were driving backwards down a one way
and you smell like you've been swimming in a bottle of jim beam
my whiskey breath
my whiskey breath
now i'm sitting in this jail house til i reach my death
watch my mouth and gotta keep it closed, to hide my whiskey breath
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2. |
That's My Gal
03:38
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her right there, that's my gal
my ever-loving pride
the queen of my tomorrows
the apple of my eye
know i'll love her 'til forever, the same as here and now
i got to be so lucky don't know how
we met on a friday night, the band was playing late
down at the watering hole, when i saw her from the stage
we closed it out with don mclean, like we always do
i went to make my rounds that's when i stumbled into you
we got to talking easy, sat right there with her all night
she asked what i was drinking i said natural light
didn't have no time for wasting, went swinging for the fence
we've been going steady ever since
now we're into this thing heavy, and i'm liking life this way
she knows just what i'm thinking, know what shes about to say
she keeps my head on level, evens out my odds and ends
she doesn't mind my bachelor pad and puts up with my friends
we'll go easy on a weekday, with our records and our wine
until that weekend rolls around, we're celebrating quitting time
and when we go out together, on the town or to a show
i'll make sure that everybody knows
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3. |
Rocket
03:12
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well you said you needed space
so i went and bought a rocket
you didn't mean that kind of space
alright well now i think i got it
i'll leave you be, i'll leave you be
life on my own is so easy
cooking for one i'm having steak
less dirty dishes just one plate
watching what i want on tv
it's wheel of fortune, jeopardy
i'm working out and losing weight
out on my own i'm doing great
you hated all my favorite bands
that grateful dead you couldn't stand
now i've got it loud as it'll play
let jerry sing my blues away
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4. |
Always Knew
02:42
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i don't know where i'm going but i gotta get out of here
too many thoughts up in my head
and i'm just trying to make them disappear
said hey mr. bartender, pour me whiskey and your coldest beer
that women tore my heart in two and had to make it look so cavalier
i always knew you were gonna break my heart
i just didn't think it would hit this hard
i could see it in your eyes girl
right from the very start
i always knew you were gonna break my heart
well i'm only 27 got my whole life ahead of me
can't let some grey eyed woman go and burn be in the first degree
don't think she ever even loved me, she moved on so easily
just had this feeling for a long damn time and that's whats haunting me
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5. |
Eight Weeks
05:08
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i wake up in a sweat
and instantly regret
the past eight weeks
just when i think i'm doing fine
that's when my idle mind gets set free
start thinking way too much
about the past and present
what could have been
how it aint too late to turn this train around
and find our love again
i've got this feeling in my gut, impossible to ignore
just can't shake it off, this notion has me 100% sure
that you're my person
you're my everything
you're my angel
not wearing any wings
i'd put myself into the fire
give all my blood and tears
to walk with you down to the wire
live out our golden years
you're my person
swore i loved you from the first night we met
inside that filthy bar
i went and told all of your friends
became a running joke
but that gave us our start
next thing i knew we were inseparable
we painted every inch of this damn town
nothing made me happier to hear your voice
just having you around
we built a life together
stronger than i've ever know
i'm not ready to give up
never want to let you go
separate we're miserable
and scared
and want to die
but together we'll break down every wall
together we'll fly!
cause you're my person
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6. |
Dog in the Rain
04:43
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i am worn, i am beaten down
got no grease up on my chain
i'm abandoned, i'm forgot about
i'm a dog left in the rain
knew it'd be a matter of time
before you'd want your sweet revenge
just thought we'd do this forever girl
thought we'd do this 'til the end
but i guess i was wrong
i was wrong
i'm your friend, i'm your enemy
your best work, never revealed
since you hardened your heart to me
and with mine, you decided to steal
you disappeared like a star that night
doing what i only dread
i thought that you were coming home to me
i was waiting by our bed
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7. |
Don't Even Want You Back
02:19
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for days and days, i cried and cried
thinking that i couldn't live with you by my side
now i've moved on got my life on track
and i don't think i even want you back
dont even want you, dont even want you
i dont even want you back
just took a little time to heal this heart you cracked
now i dont even want you back
well you got a new man, and i oughta whoop his ass
kinda looks like me, with a weaker mustache
he's a washed up junkie just an old sad sack
if you're into guys like him don't want you back
dont even want you, dont even want you
i dont even want you back
my lovesick days are over, i'm picking up my slack
now i dont even want you back
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8. |
Heartbreak Advice
04:08
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honest to god, i didn't think i'd make it through the winter
after a year like that there's only so much a man can take
and it wasn't so much the heartbreak
than it was the being all alone
getting stuck in my head, feeling rather be dead
trying to take in the words my momma said
give it time and you'll feel better
that's what everyone preached to me
after a month of grieving, a second full of agony
by the third i got my head straight
the fourth stopped writing you letters
time was all it took, and now i'm doing better
i went month and months didn't write one song
while we were going steady and carrying on
now i've buckled down honey and made up for lost time
used to write about drinking and getting in fights
now it's turned into lost love and sleepless nights
never thought i'd be up here handing out
heartbreak advice
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9. |
Always Knew (reprise)
00:59
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i always knew you were gonna break my heart
i just didn't think it would hit this hard
i could see it in your eyes
right from the very start
i always knew you were gonna break my heart
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10. |
Extra Blue
03:59
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wake up, wake up
don't you know the morning's come
take all, take all
your worries ride 'em with the sun
we've got a lot to do
when we let the world keep us amused
on a day like this everything feels new
and the sky looks, extra blue
wake up, wake up
don't you know the seasons change
take all, take all
your worries ride 'em down the drain
we've got a lot to do
when we let the world keep us amused
on a day like this everything feels new
and the sky looks, extra blue
hold on to me and i won't ever let you go
hold on to me and i won't ever let you go
keep holding on to me and i won't ever let you go
i wont ever let you go
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Chris Leggett Richmond, Virginia
CL & The Copper Line hail from Richmond, Virginia, where Leggett was born and raised, with Matt Elgin on guitar, Tucker Dean on bass, and Dave Pierandri on drums. The group’s 2022 LP, From the Idle Mind (Mush Brain Records), filters heartbreak and hope through early pop-punk and jam influences and sharp Americana songwriting for a unique sound that harkens back to alt-country’s raucous inception. ... more
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