Local Boy Chops Wood

Album: Donovan (1977)
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  • He got weights on his shoulders
    He got chains round his neck
    'Fore he get very much older
    He be a nervous wreck

    Local boy chops wood, headlines read
    Local boy makes good, watch him bleed
    Local boy chops wood, what went wrong?
    Local boy make good, wasn't too strong?

    Plenty hangers on
    To keep him happy and high
    But deep down inside him
    You can hear him cry

    Local boy chops wood, headlines read
    Local boy makes good, watch him bleed
    Local boy chops wood, what went wrong?
    Local boy chops wood, wasn't too strong?

    One riff of his guitar
    He gonna change the whole scene
    He's a rebel romantic
    With a death wish dream

    He keep ice in his young veins
    To cool the fires in his head
    Takes more than double, double brandy
    To dry the tears he shed

    Rock star found dead, headlines read
    Rock star found dead, pictures need
    Rock star found dead, what went wrong?
    Rock star found dead, wasn't too strong?
    Writer/s: DONOVAN LEITCH
    Publisher: Peermusic Publishing
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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