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I Ain't Playin'

from Life by Lightnin' Charlie

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Written during covid, about covid, using a broken romance as a backdrop. Filled with those dreadful new additions to our vocabulary, like "flattening the curve", social distancing", "six feet apart", etc.

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Now get back baby what's wrong with you
Bit off a bit more than you could chew
Stand back or be prepared for a lot of ugly

Well I don't want you near me
'Cause I know where you’ve been
And nope, no soap is strong enough baby
To wash away all that homemade sin

I ain't playin'
I ain't playin'
I ain't playin' with you

Don't come around baby you better not call
I'll fill your face full of Lysol
You ain’t nothin’ but a curse with a purse
Roamin' free

Well ol' karma's comin'
I don't know where or when
But baby I'm sure to flatten your curves
If I ever see you again friend

I ain't playin'
I ain't playin'
I ain't playin' with you

Well it's awful risky
For you or me either one
So if you see me walkin' up the street
You'd better cross over and run hon

I ain't playin'
I ain't playin'
I ain't playin' with you

You need to heed my warnings
Believe what I advise
Tell your despicable heart to be smart
And disappear baby depart 'n' be wise

Go and get far away maybe try the Caribbean
Lock down in quarantine
There ain't no vaccine
For such an obscene human bein'

Well I ain't anti-social
In keepin' my distance from you
It's six feet apart or six feet down
Is what I'm sayin' to you and it's true

I ain't playin'
I ain't playin'
I ain't playin' with you

I ain't playin'
That's what I'm sayin'
You be prayin'
Or you'll be layin'
I ain't playin'
I ain't playin'
No I ain't playin'
With you

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from Life, released April 20, 2024

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Lightnin' Charlie Johnson City, Tennessee

American Roots Musician, Recording Artist, Songwriter, Entertainer, and Author. IBC Award Winner, voted Favorite Musician, and Favorite Artist in the Mountain South, Lightnin' Charlie is equally at home in the blues, rock 'n' roll, country, folk, and gospel. A cheerful earful to legions of fans known as Lightnin' Bugs, LC calls his amazing amalgam of tunes "Good Music For Good People". ... more

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