Name: Criminal
Duration: P00H05M02S
Description: Sometimes you have to leave to make a new start. Even when you don't want to.

Criminal

by James Dean Cotton

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Sometimes you have to leave to make a new start. Even when you don't want to.

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In the dark of night
One foot upon the road
And one upon the doorstep
Of all you’ve ever known

Your heart is gone
And your mind is soon to go
Chasing all the promises
To where the cold wind blows

Ain’t that criminal
What you gotta do?
Ain’t that criminal
What it’s doing to you?

Gotta go so far
Before the sun will shine again
Get a one-way ticket
On a train that never ends

It ain’t that physical
It’s just a trick of the mind
When you know the destination
But you don’t know what you’ll find

Ain’t that criminal
What you gotta do?
Ain’t that criminal
What it’s doing to you?

They may take your money
They may even take your pride
They may take the evening train
And leave you on the other side
Hidden in the shadow
Where the lucky and the strong will survive

Ain’t that criminal
What you gotta do?
Ain’t that criminal
Ain’t it true?
Ain’t that criminal
Ain’t that criminal
Ain’t that criminal
What it’s doing to you?

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released May 18, 2022
Lyrics & music: James Dean Cotton
Vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, keyboards, drums: James Dean Cotton
Co-Produced by James Dean Cotton & Nat Budin in Logic Pro X.
Cover art based on a photograph by 'Be Cool' on Unsplash.com.

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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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