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As Bad As You

from Blue | Green (2018) by James Dean Cotton

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It can be hard to let go of the things we're handed down.

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Though I have tried my best to find my way,
I have made a mess of everything to date.
Despite all the promises of good I’d do,
Oh, the best that I could hope for was to be as bad as you.

Thought I was finally free and full of light.
Thought I’d cut it all away with an imaginary knife.
But this blood is thicker than a wish that never will come true.
Oh, the best that I could hope for was to be as bad as you.

I have never found
A lightness of the heart that keeps your feet set on the ground
I may never lose
All the injury that seems to be perpetually reviewed.

These colors only grew from grey to blue, and
The little bird I loved she turned and flew.
What the travelers I trusted never knew, is that
The best that I could hope for was to be as bad as you.

I have never found
A lightness of the heart that keeps your feet set on the ground
I may never lose
All the injury that seems to be perpetually reviewed.

Though I have tried my best to find my way,
I have made a mess of everything to date.
Despite all the promises of good I’d do,
All the best that I could hope for was to be as bad as you.

Despite all the promises of every bit of good I’d do,
All the best that I could hope for was to be as bad as you.
Oh, the best that I could hope for was to be as bad as you.

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from Blue | Green (2018), track released March 11, 2018
James Dean Cotton: music, lyrics, vocals, guitars, mandolin, ukulele
GB Finn: percussion

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James Dean Cotton Seattle, Washington

James Dean Cotton hails from the Missouri Ozarks where bluegrass and Americana infused an easy, 70's acoustic style. He writes and performs solo and with the acoustic duo, American Sons, in the Seattle area.

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