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I over think, and I over drink
They both make me sick as hell
I'd never do you wrong girl, no
I always wish you well
Been the same way my whole life
I'm a lover not a fighter
But recently, I wanna roll my cigarettes tighter
You're probably thinking that I'm batshit crazy
Well know you ain't the first and won't be the last
My memory of that night is just a tad bit hazy
My judgement sure works slow when I'm drinking fast
I know that you've been friends for some odd years, that I understand
Just think he better watch where he puts his hands
Me and that boy, we got to scrapping in that bar
I'm swinging rights, throwing lefts, and giving all I got
When they kicked me out I didn't take the walk back home
I waited 'round to catch him leaving in the parking lot
Now she never wants to talk to me again, and I understand
Just thing he should have watched where he put his hands
Lyrics © Chris Leggett 2018
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New Tricks
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I've got a situation brewing
Everyone around me’s kept on moving
Feel like my feet, they’ve been glued to the ground, I'm nowhere bound
I've got a fascination for snoozing
Until the late afternoon, I can sleep, I can sleep all day
While I'm dreaming my life away, I'm still tired all the time
I think that's a sign, I'm getting left behind
Oh why me I'm stuck at start
Don't got no money, don't got no heart
The real world hit me like a ton of bricks
And I need new tricks, I need new tricks
I've got a reputation for losing
Every woman that I've ever tried, to throw a little love
They get me feeling all kinds of ways, deep through my bones, then I'm alone
That's how I'll be until my gravestone
Oh why me I'm stuck at start
Don't got no money, don't got no heart
The real world hit me like a son of a bitch
And I need new tricks, I need new tricks
Lyrics © Chris Leggett
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River Song
03:08
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When I die, throw my body in the river
Let me sail my way through Richmond one last time
So I can say my last goodbye
When I die, sink my body in the river
Let me swim with all the smallmouth bass, and the blue catfish
Said I wanna swim
Let the river take me home
When I die, sing and dance down by the river
As I make my way down to that ocean sound
I hope my soul is glory(heaven) bound
©Chris Leggett 2018
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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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