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Win At The Losing Game

from Brainstem Bouquet by David Lee Densmore

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2. To Win At The Losing Game (what a shame)

You can build a tower of debt, name it after yourself
Hide the key on the highest shelf
Hide your shame under a golden crown
All hail to the king of clowns

Oh, What a shame to win at the losing game 2X

You may hold the King, you may draw an Ace
You may feel flush when that’s not the case
You can win the hand and still go home poor
if you don’t know what you’re playing for

Oh, What a shame to win at the losing game 2X

Tell your mother, tell your Pa
March down the street ’till you’ve told them all
There’s more to living than the bottom line
Taking care of yours at the expense of mine

Win at the losing, win at the losing game 2X

Clean air to breathe and the water to drink
Food to eat and the freedom to think
You’ll find the simple life the world around
Is the rarest treasure to be found

Oh, What a shame to win at the losing game :3X

You put your name on your tower but power is your game
and the flame is love mistaken for fame
winner or loser it’s all the same
a shower of dollars can’t mask your shame
you built your house on a mountain where you'll feel no pain
Hanging out above the clouds you don’t see no rain
don’t claim to hear the voices from the valley below
saying "the trickle down here’s never been this slow"
You build a castle made of sand right on the shore
for ocean views you can charge much more
lord of the castle you had your day
’till the tide came in and swept it all away.

Win at the losing, win at the losing game XX

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from Brainstem Bouquet, released February 10, 2023
David Lee Densmore Vocal, Steve Albouq - Trumpets, William Lauf Jr. - Tenor Guitar, Gordon Johnson - Bass, Celso Alberti - Drums, Martin Lund - Organ

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David lives on a people preserve, a small Island in the upper left hand corner. There he lives with his wife, Susan Osborn and dog, painting and writing songs and fixing things.
David has written lyrics for a number of Susan's albums This is the first release of his own songs. ... more

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