[Verse 1]
Too much to lean, too much to stay
I cannot explain what they're meaning to say
It's in your blood, better wait your turn
It's another mean bullet, you don't wanna learn
I don't wanna have this moment with you
Got nothing better do then to find a stash or two
Even the cops try to give me a hard time
Ain't gonna lose my cool, I just gotta find a good line
Yeah
[Verse 2]
Too many seasons in your heart, it seems
You look for shells before you fire on the scene
Another body on the curb downtown
Too scared to smile when the piper comes in town
It's a harder bit of motion, harder bit of chance
Give me two good reasons why I shouldn't give a damn
I don't even know what you wanted to find
I give a big middle finger then I turn out the light, no no
[Verse 3]
Two bucks good, another buck short
I can really tell that she want a divorce
There’s another reason for, another reason stand
Put the cap away, baby, you give me your hand
There's another set of bruises on your back I see
Come and tell me what it means to me
There's another chance I had to lose
No one gives me your kind of blues
Next time you see me, yeah, turn around
It's a sure good reason why I've taken my life, no no
No Cops was written by Danny Lee Blackwell.
No Cops was produced by Robert Levon Been & Danny Lee Blackwell & Nic Jodoin.
Night Beats released No Cops on Fri Jan 29 2016.
Live on KEXP, April 11, 2016: