YOU CAN’T WIN (IF YOU DON’T PLAY)
Lyrics & music by Genie Webster
Vocals - Genie
I found a dollar in my pocket on a very lucky day.
I put it in a slot machine and then I watched it roll away.
Well I could have bought some groceries or just let it accumulate…
But I heard my girlfriend tell me “You can’t win if you don’t play.”
You can’t win if you don’t play,
But you might lose on a lucky day.
So while the sun shines, you better make hay.
‘Cause you can’t win if you don’t play.
I bet the mortgage, I bet the farm, I put up everything I owned.
I sold my guitar like a charm on the day they called the loan.
Well I could have stayed in the game, robbin’ Peter to pay Paul,
But it’s no fun when you’re losing so I picked up my jacks and ball.
You can’t lose if you don’t play,
But you might win on a lucky day.
So while the sun shines, you better make hay.
‘Cause you can’t win if you don’t play.
(Guitar solo)
No, you can’t win if you don’t play,
But you might lose on a lucky day.
So while the sun shines, you better make hay.
‘Cause you can’t win if you don’t play.
I gave my body to an angel on a very lucky day.
I told him all my secrets and then I watched him fly away.
Well I could have kept my distance and not put my heart at stake,
But he was a prize I wanted and you can’t win if you don’t play!
You can’t win if you don’t play,
But you might lose on a lucky day.
So while the sun shines, you better make hay.
‘Cause you can’t win if you don’t play.
© Copyright 2009 Genie Webster, Reno, NV
Lyrics & music by Genie Webster
Vocals - Genie
I found a dollar in my pocket on a very lucky day.
I put it in a slot machine and then I watched it roll away.
Well I could have bought some groceries or just let it accumulate…
But I heard my girlfriend tell me “You can’t win if you don’t play.”
You can’t win if you don’t play,
But you might lose on a lucky day.
So while the sun shines, you better make hay.
‘Cause you can’t win if you don’t play.
I bet the mortgage, I bet the farm, I put up everything I owned.
I sold my guitar like a charm on the day they called the loan.
Well I could have stayed in the game, robbin’ Peter to pay Paul,
But it’s no fun when you’re losing so I picked up my jacks and ball.
You can’t lose if you don’t play,
But you might win on a lucky day.
So while the sun shines, you better make hay.
‘Cause you can’t win if you don’t play.
(Guitar solo)
No, you can’t win if you don’t play,
But you might lose on a lucky day.
So while the sun shines, you better make hay.
‘Cause you can’t win if you don’t play.
I gave my body to an angel on a very lucky day.
I told him all my secrets and then I watched him fly away.
Well I could have kept my distance and not put my heart at stake,
But he was a prize I wanted and you can’t win if you don’t play!
You can’t win if you don’t play,
But you might lose on a lucky day.
So while the sun shines, you better make hay.
‘Cause you can’t win if you don’t play.
© Copyright 2009 Genie Webster, Reno, NV
Guitar & bass, Rene Best; engineered by Lane Cameron
