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A Couple Off The Top Lyrics by Pert Near Sandstone

Hardest Part of Leaving

2014

[Verse]
He smokes cigars and carries a gun
Makes good money but he don’t have none
He’s the fiddler’s elbow & the horse’s shoes
The engine’s pistons & the blind man’s blues
[Chorus]
He took a couple off the to, like he done before
A couple off the top, he's coming back for more
A couple off the top, like breathing air
A couple off the top and now there's nothing to spare
[Verse]
He’s a castlе of cards and you’re a windy day
Can’t see what’s coming to get out of the way
Hе drank the sour milk all his life
And now so do his kids and so doeswife
[Chorus]
He took a couple off the top, like it was no big deal
A couple off the top, you know he always will
A couple off the top, that's what I said
A couple off the top, the rest of us were in bed
[Verse]
Strippers and diners all he desires
The bottom of a glass is all the class required
He might blame his troubles on another man
But take a look what’s in his other hand
[Chorus]
He took a couple off the top, like he done before
A couple off the top, he's coming back for more
A couple off the top, like breathing air
A couple off the top and now there's nothing to spare
[Verse]
He's the fiddler's elbow and the horse's shoes
An engine's pistons and the blind man's blues
A touchy button like a hairpin trigger
How’s he’s come this far is hard to figure
[Chorus]
He took a couple off the top, like it was no big deal
A couple off the top, you know he always will
A couple off the top, that's what I said
A couple off the top, the rest of us were in bed
[Chorus]
A couple off the top, like he done before
A couple off the top, he's coming back for more
A couple off the top, like breathing air
A couple off the top and now there's nothing to spare
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Pert Near Sandstone

Pert Near Sandstone

About “A Couple Off The Top” by Pert Near Sandstone

Read the complete lyrics to "A Couple Off The Top" by Pert Near Sandstone from the album "Hardest Part of Leaving" in 2014. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Americana, American Folk, Roots.

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"A Couple Off The Top" is credited to Pert Near Sandstone. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"A Couple Off The Top" appears on "Hardest Part of Leaving" in 2014.

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