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I'm Not Leaving
Copperpot Lyrics


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Old New Jersey is where I'm from.
When I try to find my place from home I know.
Don't you leave you know where you belong.
Will you find your way like you did before to me?

Hey baby.
Where you going?
I'm not leaving.
Hey baby.

What you leave when you're coming down.
Will you leave my place like you left my town?
I said. Don't you say when you're coming round.
Won't you come and see?
I say shout it loud with me

Hey baby.
Where you going?
I'm not leaving.
Hey baby.

Hey baby.
Where you going?
I'm not leaving.
Hey baby.

Your turn your face and close your eyes.
I'll say these words until I cry.
I want to come and so I plead with you.
And every time you say you know all these tears and all I've shown.
God knows I'd bleed for you.

Old New Jersey is where I'm from.
When I try to find my place from home I know.
Don't you leave you know where you belong.
Will you come with me?
I say shout it loud with me.

Hey baby.
Where you going?
I'm not leaving.
Hey baby.

Hey baby.
Where you going?
I'm not leaving.
Hey baby.

Overall Meaning

The song "I'm Not Leaving" by Copperpot is an emotional piece that depicts a person's struggle to hold onto a loved one who is leaving. The song begins by referring to the singer's home in Old New Jersey and how he knows where he belongs when he is there. The first stanza is the singer pleading with his loved one not to leave and asking whether she will find her way back to him. The chorus repeats the words "Hey baby, where you going? I'm not leaving," as a way of telling the loved one that the singer is not leaving and is committed to staying with her.


The second stanza is a plea to the loved one not to forget her way back to the singer's place, just as she forgot her way out of his town. The singer wants her to come back and see him again and shout it loud with him. The chorus follows the same pattern as before, with the repeated words expressing the singer's commitment to staying with his loved one.


The third and final stanza is a touching one where the singer turns his loved one's face and weeps while pleading with her to come with him. He is willing to do anything for her, even bleed. The stanza ends with the singer encouraging his loved one to come with him, shouting it loud with him. The chorus repeats one last time, cementing the singer's commitment to staying with his loved one.


Overall, "I'm Not Leaving" by Copperpot is a song that touches on the themes of commitment, love, and heartbreak. The lyrics show the struggle of trying to hold onto someone who is leaving and the vulnerability that comes with pleading with a loved one to come back.


Line by Line Meaning

Old New Jersey is where I'm from.
I come from New Jersey and it's my hometown.


When I try to find my place from home I know.
Whenever I feel lost, I know where my home is.


Don't you leave you know where you belong.
I am urging someone not to leave their home as they know where they belong.


Will you find your way like you did before to me?
I am asking someone if they will find their way back to me like they did before.


Hey baby.
A term of endearment used to address someone.


Where you going?
Asking where someone is going.


I'm not leaving.
I am not leaving and will be staying put.


What you leave when you're coming down.
What will you leave behind when you come down? (referring to either literal or emotional descent)


Will you leave my place like you left my town?
Asking if someone will leave my place, just like they left my town.


I said. Don't you say when you're coming round.
I am telling someone not to announce their arrival.


Won't you come and see?
Asking someone to come and see me.


I say shout it loud with me.
I urge someone to shout with me, possibly showing their loyalty.


Your turn your face and close your eyes.
Asking someone to turn their face and shut their eyes.


I'll say these words until I cry.
I will continue saying these words until I cry.


I want to come and so I plead with you.
I am pleading with someone to let me come along with them.


And every time you say you know all these tears and all I've shown.
Every time you say that you know, despite the tears and all that I've shown you.


God knows I'd bleed for you.
I would do anything for you, even bleed for you. (emphasizing my devotion)




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