[Intro]
Cool amber
Kuhlambuh
Casey James
Muhfukkin crook (yeah)
[Verse 1]
Boot prints
On that red clay road
Gold grill grin
But my heart stay cold
Ink on my wrist
Like a barcode tag
Cig burn hole
On a rebel flag
Mama said
"Boy, be a simple man"
I learned to count cash
By the gas pump stand
Shirt smell strong
Like smoke and pain
Angel on my shoulder
But she hate my name
[Chorus]
I’m a crook in the cool amber
Flame in a brown glass glow
Heart like a steel-toed hammer
Hittin’ where it shouldn’t go
Kuhlambuh smoke in my lungs, I stagger
Casey James on the side I chose
Simple man in a twisted manner
Walkin’ that line too close (too close)
[Verse 2]
Truck door slam
With a courthouse echo
Judge eyes sharp
Like a rusted ghetto
Told him, "Life dealt wild
I just play what I drew"
He said, "Son, that story
Sound old but true"
Got a do-rag tied
Under old straw brim
Got a bible in the dash
Right next to the sin
Tattoo tears
That I never quite earned
But I bled for my people
So the lessons still burn
[Chorus]
I’m a crook in the cool amber
Flame in a brown glass glow
Heart like a steel-toed hammer
Hittin’ where it shouldn’t go
Kuhlambuh smoke in my lungs, I stagger
Casey James on the side I chose
Simple man in a twisted manner
Walkin’ that line too close (too close)
[Bridge]
[Violins swell, half-time drums drop]
When them strings start cryin'
I hear my past confess
Every wrong I’m denyin'
Pressin’ deep in my chest
If I change, will they love me
Like they love my myth?
Or they only want the outlaw
That they drink here with? (yeah)
[Chorus]
I’m a crook in the cool amber
Flame in a brown glass glow
Heart like a steel-toed hammer
Hittin’ where it shouldn’t go
Kuhlambuh smoke in my lungs, I stagger
Casey James on the side I chose
Simple man in a twisted manner
Walkin’ that line too close
Yeah I’m walkin’ that line too close (too close)