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I wrote this a number of years ago in the van on the way from Kentucky to Ohio. Leslie had been asking me for a song for months, maybe years, and I was tired of letting her down. Cheers to Chances Are, the London Aire, Wilbert's, and the Barking Spider.

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Song for Leslie
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(or, "The City That LeBron Forgot")

Now I ain't no Elvis Presley
but I can write a song for Leslie
'cuz all the things she does and says-ly,
Make me wanna' sing for Leslie
And I'm a man who likes his Nestle
Too bad it's not as sweet as Leslie
I love her so, but I digress-ly
That little sugar-plum named Leslie

When I'm in Cleveland, I don't wanna' leave-land
There's just one single reason why
It's not the beer, or all the awesome people here
It's 'cuz I'd miss that girl Les-lye

I'm from a few miles up the block-y
Sometimes the water's kinda' chalky
So every night by ten-o'clock-y,
I'm full of Pabst and Old Milwaukee.
But my second home is in Ohio,
Because the well is never dry-o
So before I say goodbye-o,
Cheers to Leslie! (me-o-my-o)

When I'm in Cleveland, I don't wanna' leave-land
There's just one single reason why
It's not the beer, or all the awesome people here
It's 'cuz I'd miss that girl Les-lye

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from Walking Into Brooklyn, track released December 26, 2012
One vocal track (doubled for depth), two rhythm tracks, and two lead tracks performed and produced by James Tristan Redding. Recorded on a MacBook Pro through a Rode NT1 microphone and an Audio Kontrol 1 USB interface, tracked and mixed in Reaper 64.

Words and music copyright 2013 by James Tristan Redding. Registered with BMI. All rights reserved.

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James Tristan Redding Nashville, Tennessee

British-American songwriter, singer, audiobook narrator, studio player, Godin Guitars official artist.

Founded global collective www.SongAWeek.org, performance art experience The Under Over: tinyurl.com/uoxuo (song circle underneath a highway) and writing retreat www.TheNashville24.com (annual challenge: write 24 songs in 24 hours).

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