Long Island
I wrote this one a few weeks ago after having one of those rough days that leads to a long drive home with the radio off. I was feeling a bit defeated so I contemplated having a drink when I got home. However, after thinking about it for a few minutes I realized that I didn’t know what I wanted. I remembered about all the “tear in my beer” type of songs and realized a beer wouldn’t cut it, but my sassy little self quickly thought “what the hell, I’ll make a Long Island, something in the mix will help”. Within a few days of dabbling here and there, this song came together. Long Island Chelsey Layton 2022 V1: Crazy how a mindless drive Could lead me across two state lines Three hundred miles, they go so fast When you replay all those “who I am”s On the outskirts, I found myself Some lounge in a no star hotel Local on a leanin’ stool Asked “girl what are we drinking to?” CH: It’s that hopeless and stuck in a rut Kind of lost a beer can’t touch And like ole grandad guard to say ...