Copperline -- James Taylor

Even the old folks never knew  Why they call it like they do  I was wondering
since the age of two  Down on copperline  Copper head, copper beech 
Copper kettles sitting side by each  Copper coil, cup o'georgia peach 
Down on copperline  Half a mile down to morgan creek  Leaning heavy on the
end of the week  Hercules and a hog-nosed snake Down on copperline 
We were down on copperline 

One summer night on the copperline  Slip away past supper time 
Wood smoke and moonshine  down on copperline One time I saw my daddy dance 
Watched him moving like a man in a trance  He brought it back from the war in france 
Down onto copperline  Branch water and tomato wine Creosote and turpentine 
Sour mash and new moon shine  Down on copperline  Down on copperline 
[ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/j/james+taylor/copperline_20069238.html ] 
First kiss ever I took  Like a page from a romance book The sky opened and
the earth shook  Down on copperline  Down on copperline Took a fall from a windy height  I only knew how to hold on tight  And pray for love enough to last all night 
Down on copperline  Day breaks and the boys wakes up 
And the dog barks and the birds sings And the sap rises and the angels sigh, 

I tried to go back, as if I could  All spec house and plywood tore up and tore up
good Down on copperline It doesn't come as a surprise to me 
It doesn't touch my memory Man I'm lifting up and rising free Down on over copperline  Half a mile down to morgan creek  I'm only living for the end of the week 
Hercules and a hog-nosed snake  Down on copperline Take me down on copperline 
Oh, down on copperline  Take me down on copperline

Copperline is an area near Chapel Hill in North Carolina where James Taylor grew up, and the song is a nostalgic look back at his childhood, complete with a mention of his dog, Hercules. Taylor visited Copperline before he wrote the song, and discovered that pre-fabricated homes had popped up in the area, destroying it's charm. He sings about this in the lyrics, "I tried to go back, as if I could, all spec houses and plywood, tore up and tore up good."   (songfacts)