CJ Summer 2025

Cooper Jones (demos)

THE LONE WOLF’S GUIDE TO DATING (Cooper/Jones)
© 2025 All Rights Reserved

Step one: don’t text back
Always leave ‘em wonderin’ where you’re at
Step two: Don’t make small talk or any kind of eye contact
Step three: call it “aloof,” not “emotionally unstable”
Bonus tip: vanish mid-date before the bill lands on the table 
 
Welcome to the lone wolf’s guide to dating
His rules on how to ever avoid ever relating
Swipes left on love, swipes right on pizza
Ghosts ‘em gently, just sayin’, “Nice to meet ya”
He’s got charm like a cactus and bark when you bait him
But hey, he’s cute but beware, he causes mayhem

Step four: He’s learnt to brood attractively
Stare off into the distance but oh so intensely
Step five: brings his baggage but won’t unpack it
Step six: make sure his red flags match his loud red jacket
And if someone says, “we need to talk,” he’ll turn and run
It’s worked surprisingly well for him since 1991

Welcome to the lone wolf’s guide to dating
His rules on how to ever avoid ever relating
Swipes left on love, swipes right on pizza
Ghosts ‘em gently, just sayin’, “Nice to meet ya”
He’s got charm like a cactus and bark when you bait him
But hey, he’s cute but beware, he causes mayhem

Yet sometimes… you’ll catch him a-howlin’ at the moon
Wishing someone special would come and get him soon
He snarls at commitment, sure, it’s true
But if you bring fresh meat, he might just devour you

Welcome to the lone wolf’s guide to dating
Avoids close ties but needs satiating
What if he tried, just once, not fleeing
Stayed for dessert and caught a sweet, rich feeling
Yeah, he’s rough around the edges, got a ways to go yet
But hey, who knows? He could be house trained and be somebody’s pet

Step seven: don’t bother to overthink
Step eight: have always nearby, a long cool drink
Step nine: admits occasionally to sometimes care
Step ten: runs his claws through his long coarse hair
His guide’s a total mess and so is he
But he might let you in his den, if you allow him to roam free
‘Cos if you managed to cut through all the myths surrounding him
You might just find he’s a sheep in a wolf’s clothing

The Lone Wolf's Guide to Dating

I SWIPED RIGHT INTO HEARTACHE (Cooper/Jones)
© 2025 All Rights Reserved 

I am a simple man into simple things 
I like three chords and an old six string
Minding my own I like to be alone
Don’t need anyone to make me whole 

Then I took a chance 
On you at first glance
Coz you looked kind 
And maybe were my type 
We got to texting 
Had some keyboard fun 
I got to thinking that you were the one 

But just as we got going 
Was when you got to ghosting

I swiped right into heartache 
Too naive for my own sake
Coz your profile was all fake
I made a big mistake 
When I swiped right into heartache 

I was kinda shy 
But you seemed so nice 
You coaxed me well 
Outta my tech shell 
I lowered my walls 
Not so bad after all 
But how I was wrong 
Suddenly you’d gone 

Coz just as we got going 
Was when you got to ghosting

I swiped right into heartache 
Too naive for my own sake
Coz your profile was all fake
I made a big mistake 
When I swiped right into heartache 

On the day your face stared back at me
From the light of my phone screen 
…You seemed a match
…A possible catch  
Your picture was serene

But I swiped right into heartache 
Too naive for my own sake
Coz your profile was all fake
I made a big mistake 
When I swiped right into heartache 

I swiped right into heartache 
Too naive for my own sake
Coz your profile was all fake
I made a big mistake 
When I swiped right into heartache 

I swiped right into heartache
It gave me a bad shake  
What a mess did an app make 
Gotta heal the break
Cos I swiped right into heartache

I Swiped Right Into Heartache

THE HOUSE ALWAYS WINS (Cooper/Jones)
© 2025 All Rights Reserved 

In life there is one certainty
We all face our mortality
For it ends like it begins 
The house always wins 

We want eternal youth for all 
Which isn’t even possible 
For beauty fades and passion dims
The house always wins 

We make mistakes that we regret
But there’s one thing we can’t forget 
Regardless, we repent our sins 
The house always wins 

Like nature has its night and day
We bloom and soon will fade away 
Alas we only get one spin 
The house always wins 

We’re clever or so we believe  
We’ll beat it with technology
But not so fast, the dealer grins 
The house always wins 

So, while the ice caps slowly melt
Play the cards that you’ve been dealt
Don’t fight it, just give in 
The house always wins 

The house always wins 

The house always wins

The House Always Wins

ONE TO KNOW ONE (Cooper/Jones)
© 2025 All Rights Reserved 

It’s so easy to hang with you
I can be myself and tell the truth 
In these days and wayward times 
That is getting hard to find 

Kindred spirits or soul mates 
Whatever its name, it feels great 
To be known, just as I am 
No pretence, you understand 

Well, you know what they say 
And you know that it takes
 
One to know one 
(A deep recognition)
One to know one
(I see you, you see me)
One to know one 
(No words necessary)
One to know one 
(Just like you and me)

Such a thing is meaningful
I don’t need to act cool 
Mirror image, symmetry 
Of values, grace and sympathy 

Well, you know what they say 
And you know that it takes
 
One to know one 
(A deep recognition)
One to know one
(I see you, you see me)
One to know one 
(No words necessary)
One to know one
(Just like you and me)

We step in time 
Ride a tandem bike 
We’re two of a kind 
Me oh my, what a find

Well, you know what they say 
And you know that it takes
 
One to know one 
(A deep recognition)
One to know one
(I see you, you see me)
One to know one 
(No words necessary)
One to know one 
(Just like you and me) 


One to know one 
(A deep recognition)
One to know one
(I see you, you see me)
One to know one
(No words necesaary)
One to know one
(Just like you and me)

One to Know One

CUT ME SOME SLACK 
2025 Cooper/Jones
 
VERSE
Need to put some space between us
Breathe some different air
I won’t take you to the cleaners
If you let me take my share
Gotta get my head together
Try and just move on
From all that stormy weather
So much to improve on
 
CHORUS
Oh, cut me some slack
Don’t wanna come back
Oh, cut me some slack
I’m all out of whack

VERSE
Need some time for healing
Without intensity
Hopefully, then revealing
More sensitivity
Forget those lame excuses
Not to reach for help yourself
Don’t stew in your own juices
Protect your mental health
 
CHORUS
Oh, cut me some slack
Don’t wanna come back
Oh, cut me some slack
I’m all out of whack
 
BRIDGE
Give me a break from all this mess
There’s no point in it going on
It just causes increased distress
When all what we had is gone
 
CHORUS
Oh, cut me some slack
Don’t wanna come back
Oh, cut me some slack
I’m all out of whack


Cut Me Some Slack

The Exit Wound (Cooper/Jones)
© 2025 All Rights Reserved

It wasn’t in how you did it 
It wasn’t in the words you chose
No, it wasn’t in the reasons given
That wasn’t what hurt the most 

Not when you took up all ‘a your things 
And returned your key
Or gave me back my mother’s ring 
Though that was agony 

It was the exit wound
You pierced right through my heart 
The scar you left behind
It’s the slow at healin’ kind 
Every day’s excruciating 
Without you I’m slowly fading
The hardest thing is livin’ on
After lovin’s gone 

It sure did sting a lot
To see your eyes so cold 
But that wasn’t the painful part 
Of getting my heart broke

It was the exit wound
You pierced right through my heart 
The scar you left behind
It’s the slow at healin’ kind 
Every day’s excruciating 
Without you I’m slowly fading
The hardest thing is livin’ on
After lovin’s gone 

And all my future dreams 
That came crashing down 
Got my tears to run in streams 
But the cascade didn’t drown 

It was the exit wound
You pierced right through my heart 
The scar you left behind
It’s the slow at healin’ kind 
Every day’s excruciating 
Without you I’m slowly fading
The hardest thing is livin’ on
After lovin’s gone 
 The hardest thing is livin’ on
After lovin’s gone


The Exit Wound

"Our Destiny"
Copyright 2017 Cooper/Jones
Duet performed with David Gwyn Jones 
Music, lyrics and production by Georgie Cooper
Guitars Dan Cooper
Released 19 Mar 2018

Our Destiny

INSIDE OUT 
(c)2017 Gwyn Jones & Georgie Cooper 

Verse 1
You said to me last night 
That something wasn’t right 
You felt pushed away and that upset me 
I’d had a busy day 
Things hadn’t gone my way 
I was gonna tell you but you didn’t let me 

CHORUS
For you know what I’m about 
‘Cos you know me inside out 
You know I hold you closely and most dearly 
And you know without a doubt 
‘Cos you know me inside out 
You know I love you truly and sincerely 

RIFF 

Verse 2 
So whilst you’re sitting there 
I wanna clear the air 
If you felt shut out then I’m really sorry 
Let me give you a kiss 
Then let me tell you this 
You have absolutely no reason to worry 

CHORUS
For you know what I’m about 
‘Cos you know me inside out 
You know I hold you closely and most dearly 
And you know without a doubt 
‘Cos you know me inside out 
You know I love you truly and sincerely 

RIFF 

Verse 3 
Little problems come and go 
I’m not perfect that I know 
But you’re the rock I always need to lean on 
If life ever gets me down 
Just to know that you’re around 
Gives me the strength I need so much to keep on 

CHORUS
For you know what I’m about 
‘Cos you know me inside out 
You know I hold you closely and most dearly 
And you know without a doubt 
‘Cos you know me inside out 
You know I love you truly and sincerely 

RIFF

Inside Out

ME TIME
(c) 2017 Georgie Cooper
Music by Gwyn Jones

VERSE
You know I love you baby
You know I love you, I do and I prove it, every day...um hmmm

But sometimes I gotta put back 
I gotta put back, what I give, coz I give it out every day...um hmmm

CHORUS
I need some me time
So we can have us time 
I need to be on my own 
So we can spend time alone 
I hope you understand
it’s all good
I need time so I can find
My way back to you

VERSE
I know what I have 
What I have, that’s you and I tell you that, every day...um hmmm

I don’t wanna lose ya
I won’t lose ya, wanna do what’s right by you, every day...um hmmm

CHORUS
I need some me time
So we can have us time 
I need to be on my own 
So we can spend time alone 
I hope you understand, it’s all good
I need time so I can find
My way back to you

BRIDGE
It might not make sense
Please don’t take offence
It’s just this thing I do
When I need to regroup 

CHORUS
I need some me time
So we can have us time 
I need to be on my own 
So we can spend time alone 
I hope you understand, it’s all good
I need time so I can find
My way back to you

Me Time

YOU ALWAYS HAD A BOYFRIEND
2017 Georgie Cooper & Gwyn Jones

VERSE
I was 16 when we first met
Back then on your daddy’s farm 
In flannel shirts we wore our hair long
We talked about bands and listened to rock

PreChorus
At summer’s end I went home to my family 
My young head full & my poor heart empty  

CHORUS
I had a crush on you then
But you always had a boyfriend 
To you I was only a friend 
Coz you always had a boyfriend 

VERSE
I was 18 when we met again
I was working on your daddy’s farm
You and your friends took me under your wing
At parties I’d play the guitar and we’d sing 

PreChorus
At summer’s end I went home to my family 
My young head full and my poor heart empty  

CHORUS
I was sweet on you then
But you always had a boyfriend 
You couldn’t see how I felt 
Coz you always had a boyfriend 

At 21 our paths crossed again
A long way from your Daddy’s farm
We both sang at an open mic
And we ended up playing together all night

At summer’s end I went home to your family
My young head full and my old heart happy
 
I was in love with you then
And you didn’t have a boyfriend
When I told you how I felt
You said I’d always be your boyfriend

You Always Had A Boyfriend

WHAT YOUR EYES ARE SAYING 
(c) 2017 Georgie Cooper & David Gwyn Jones

You hold me closely…to calm all my fears
Tell me don’t worry…and dry all my tears
Try to console me…reassure me you’re stayin’
But that’s not what your eyes are sayin’

CHORUS
Cause your eyes betrayed you 
They gave you away 
They said you’re unfaithful 
Will cause me heartache 
Yes your eyes reveal 
What you’re tryin to hide 
When you said you loved me…ya lied

You whisper softly…there’s no need to doubt
Your true intentions…each time you go out
But body language…has a way of conveyin’
And it’s not what your eyes are sayin’

CHORUS
Cause your eyes betrayed you 
They gave you away 
They said you’re unfaithful 
Will cause me heartache 
Yes your eyes reveal 
What you’re tryin to hide 
When you said you loved me…ya lied

BRIDGE  

CHORUS
Cause your eyes betrayed you 
They gave you away 
They said you’re unfaithful 
Will cause me heartache 
Yes your eyes reveal 
What you’re tryin to hide 
When you said you loved me…ya lied
Yes your eyes reveal 
What you’re tryin to hide 
When you said you loved me…ya lied

The Exit Wound

David-Gwyn Jones