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

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

LEFT THE DREAM RUNNIN’ 
2025 Cooper Jones
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Got no reason to feel fearful
But I do yes, I do
Got no reason to feel tearful
But I do yes, I do
I’ll get shot, not by a bullet
But that trigger, if you pull it
‘N put a hole straight through my heart
‘N tear my life apart
 
 I’m hopin’ that you won’t
 I’m prayin’ that you don’t
 
So, I left the dream a-runnin’
And we can jump back in
Yeah, I left the dream a-runnin’
And we can get crackin’
Just say the word
And we’ll save the world
From spinnin’ off its axis
Into eternal blackness
Or decide that you’re still comin’
I left the dream a-runnin’
 
Got no reason to feel stressed out
But I do yes, I do
Got no reason to express doubt
But I do yes, I do
Are you plannin’ an attack
To plunge a knife right in my back
‘N leave me lyin’ on the floor
‘N turn around and slam the door
 
I’m hopin’ that you won’t
I’m prayin’ that you don’t
 
So, I left the dream a-runnin’
And we can jump back in
Yeah, I left the dream a-runnin’
And we can get crackin’
Just say the word
And we’ll save the world
From spinnin’ off its axis
Into eternal blackness
Or decide that you’re still comin’
I left the dream a-runnin’
 
Throw me a lifeline, reassure me
Put my mind at ease
Show me a sign that truly, surely
The dream’s alive, oh please
 
So, I left the dream a-runnin’
And we can jump back in
Yeah, I left the dream a-runnin’
And we can get crackin’
Just say the word
And we’ll save the world
From spinnin’ off its axis
Into eternal blackness
Or decide that you’re still comin’
I left the dream a-runnin’

Left The Dream Runnin'

OVERTHINKING IN C MINOR 
2025 Cooper Jones
 
There’ve been so many words I wrote
Better left unread
So many words I spoke
Better left unsaid

While I was looking for my exit strategy
To preserve my wellbeing and my sanity

But I had a change of heart
That’s “heart” in air quotes
Decided to delete 
All those messages and notes
 
Put it all down to late night drinking
And maybe me…just overthinking
 
There’ve been so many thoughts I had
Can’t text the feeling
Been so many times so sad
That left me reeling

I thought I wrote you out, shampoo for the soul
But when my eyes started stinging, I realised the toll
 
Put it all down to late night drinking
And maybe me…just overthinking
 
Crush hour traffic, before we broke
Thinking, ‘Dear John, that’s all she wrote’
Composing a chorus, but came unstuck
Have I got the wrong person, right hook
 
Put it all down to late night drinking
And maybe me…just overthinking
 
There’ve been so many words I wrote
Better left unread
So many words I spoke
Better left unsaid
 
Put it all down to late night drinking
And maybe me…just overthinking


Overthinking In C Minor

THIS DEMOLITION BALL 
2025 Cooper Jones
 
The way things are going are beyond belief
The powers that be barely respond, relief
The floods, the droughts and the hurricanes
The submergences and torrential rains
They’ll say, “There’s bigger fish to fry”
Or worse, just outright and deny
If they have kids or care at all
They’d do something now about
Do something ‘bout this demolition ball
(Ahhh) Do something ‘bout this demolition ball (Ahhh)
 
Short-term thinking just will not work
Future generations will go berserk
Blaming all the catastrophes to come
On playing deaf and playin’   dumb
They’ll say, “Let’s deal with here and now”
As if that’s a better plan somehow
But if they have kids or care at all
They’d do something now about
Do something ‘bout this demolition ball
(Ahhh) Do something ‘bout this demolition ball (Ahhh)

They’ll say “We can’t accommodate”
And spread lies that turn into hate
If they have kids or care at all
They’d do something now about
Do something ‘bout this demolition ball
(Ahhh) Do something ‘bout this demolition ball (Ahhh)
 
We were warned many years ago
By experts who were in the know
But their warnings got mainly ignored
And solutions mostly unexplored
Do something ‘bout this demolition ball
(Ahhh) Do something ‘bout this demolition ball (Ahhh)
 
The way things are going are beyond belief
The powers that be barely respond, relief
It may be too late for actions small
Better do something ‘bout this demolition ball

This Demolition Ball

WHEN A BAD DAY BECAME A GOOD NIGHT 
2025 Cooper Jones
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The dawn chorus woke me and the day began
As per usual, nothing really went to plan
I had all kinds of hopes for the hours ahead
But then I was disappointed instead
 
Things went downhill from there on in
I despaired at the direction the day had gone in
The post brought only bills and final demands
But no-one here seems to understand

But don’t worry, this is no sad, sorry tale
‘Cos the better angels, they did prevail
Just as the dark was replacing the light
Was when a bad day became a good night
 
I was waiting for some news, but it never came
‘bout my big idea, my only claim to fame
I was promised a decision before close of play
They weren’t impressed by what I had to say
 
Then to cap it all, my doctor called to say
I needed to make an appointment right away
I thought to hell with this, I’m going out tonight
See if I can put things right
 
So, don’t worry, this is no sad, sorry tale
‘Cos the better angels, they did prevail
Just as you emerged from the half-light
Was when a bad day became a good night
 
Yeah, don’t worry, this is no sad, sorry tale
‘Cos the better angels, they did prevail
For as you came into my full sight
Was when a bad day became a good night

When A Bad Day Became A Good Night

GREAT DAY TO BE ALIVE 
2025 Cooper Jones
 
It’s a great day to be
A great day to be
It’s a great day to be…alive
It’s a great day to be
A great day to be
It’s a great day to be…alive
 
There’s an ocean of possibilities
Why not take a deep, deep dive
There’s an end to all hostilities
A great day to be alive
 
It’s a great day to be
A great day to be
It’s a great day to be…alive
It’s a great day to be
A great day to be
It’s a great day to be…alive
 
There’s a hope throughout humanity
Now each of us can thrive
There’s an end to all insanity
A great day to be alive
 
It’s a great day to be
A great day to be
It’s a great day to be…alive
It’s a great day to be
A great day to be
It’s a great day to be…alive
 
There’s a message spreading far and away
In the shared language of love
Singing, “We shall overcome someday”
Words that still inspire
 
It’s a great day to be
A great day to be
It’s a great day to be…alive
It’s a great day to be
A great day to be
It’s a great day to be…alive
 
It’s a great day to be
A great day to be
It’s a great day to be…alive
It’s a great day to be
A great day to be
It’s a great day to be…alive

Great Day To Be Alive

I WISH YOU WERE THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY 
2025 Cooper Jones
 
Like wet on water
My pleas have no effect
To keep exchanges shorter
You distract and you deflect
 
Gaslight me gently
To question my own mind
When there are plenty
Of times you were unkind
 
CHORUS
Of all the wishes
That I have every day
I wish you were, I wish you were
The one that got away
 
It’s not me, it’s still you
Not the other way around
You just can’t undo
All the times you’ve let me down
 
G.O.A.T
The greatest of all time
You named our love
But the words no longer rhyme
 
CHORUS
Of all the wishes
That I have every day
I wish you were, I wish you were
The one that got away
 
“Careful what you wish for”
I heard so many say
Oh, how I wish that you were
The one that got away
 
CHORUS
Of all the constant wishes
That I have every day
I wish you were, I wish you were
The one that got away

This would have hurt less 
if it mattered more
We had chemistry 
But with no formula

Should’ve cancelled us
While I had the chance
Patiently in a rush
Now you’re in the past

I Wish You Were The One That Got Away

VERSE, CHORUS, VICTORY
2025 Cooper Jones

You were all loud hooks and harmony
I was stuck in sad refrain
We crashed like clashing melodies
Then danced back into frame
There were moments out of rhythm
But we never missed the beat 
Even broken records
Find a way to sound complete

CHORUS
Verse, chorus, victory,
We’ve written every line
From the fights in minor key
To the love that still rewinds
We’re not perfect, we’re a playlist
Full of key changes and scars
But verse, chorus, victory
That’s exactly who we are

We’ve faded out and faded in
Lost tempo once or twice
Skipped a beat in every season
But made it sound nice
They said we wouldn’t make it
Just a flash in one-hit skies
But we wrote past the cliché
And we’re still harmonised

CHORUS
Verse, chorus, victory,
We’ve written every line
From the fights in minor key
To the love that still rewinds
We’re not perfect, we’re a playlist
Full of key changes and scars
But verse, chorus, victory,
That’s exactly who we are

Through midnight oil and coffee stains
We chased the perfect rhyme
With every scratch-out, every try
We found a little time
No spotlight needed, no applause
Just two souls side by side
Writing our own anthem,
In the soundtrack of our lives

BRIDGE
We’ve patched up broken bridges
With gaffer tape and grit
Two pens, one worn-out notebook
And dreams that we won’t quit

CHORUS
Verse, chorus, victory
We’ve written every line
From the fights in minor key
To the love that still rewinds
We’re not perfect, we’re a playlist
Full of key changes and scars
But verse, chorus, victory
That’s exactly who we are


Verse Chorus Victory

WE’RE STILL MAKING IT UP AS WE GO ALONG 
2025 Cooper/Jones

We’re still making it up as we go along
Every tune and lyric to every song
Getting it right more than we get it wrong
We’re still making it up as we go along
 
Verse, chorus, solo, bridge and rhyme
Ridiculous to the sublime
In complicated or simple time
Verse, chorus, solo, bridge and rhyme

On love or loss or laugh out loud
So many subject matters ploughed
I think we can be very proud
On love or loss or laugh out loud
 
We’re still making it up as we go along
Every tune and lyric to every song
Getting it right more than we get it wrong
We’re still making it up as we go along
 
The song after this one could be it
You never know, a great big hit
Either way, we’ll never quit
The song after this one could be it
 
We’re still making it up as we go along
Every tune and lyric to every song
Getting it right more than we get it wrong
We’re still making it up as we go along
 
Each emotion and every thought
And all those aspirations sought
Drive the muse and inspiration
Towards more musical creation
 
We’re still making it up as we go along
Every tune and lyric to every song
Getting it right more than we get it wrong
We’re still making it up as we go along


We're Still Making It Up As We Go Along

400 Ways To Say It 
2025 Cooper Jones 

I’ve got 400 ways to say it 
Just as many ways to show it 
I will keep on making more
To make sure that you know it 
And with every passing year
When we find we’re still here
I’ll remind you of
All my love, for you

I’ll write you poetry 
And you’ll know it’s from me
‘Cause within each line
I’ll describe only things
Known to you and I

Like how beautiful you are
When you’re on your phone
Lying on the sofa
Smiling at the screen 
How emotional you are
When you watch the news
And there’s nothing you can do
To help everyone

I’ve got 400 ways to say it 
Just as many ways to show it 
I will keep on making more
To make sure that you know it 
And with every passing year
When we find we’re still here
I’ll remind you of
All my love, for you

I’ll play melodies for you
With words you’ll know are true
And there’ll be some little clues
As to why I cherish you
 
Like how wonderful you are
At always keeping calm
Saying the right thing
And saving the day
How generous you are
With your time and your patience
If only there were more
Good people like you

You, You 
You bring out the magic
Of life spent with you in it
In every special moment 
and every joyful minute

I’ve got 400 ways to say it 
Just as many ways to show it 
I will keep on making more
To make sure that you know it 
And with every passing year
When we find we’re still here
I’ll remind you of
All my love, for you

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