THE WINNER [2] (Joe Tansin)
[from Airwaves LP - recorded 1978 - released U.S. 1979]
[from Airwaves CD - recorded 1978 - released U.S. 1999, 2004]

How many times have you heard it before?
You should never have taken the chances
Out on the street
You had nothing to lose but the shirt on your back
It's a gamble
Something just happened inside me
And I'm running as fast as I can
Pickin' up pieces, won't let no one get in my way again

I'm gonna be a winner this time
Gonna be a winner this time
Anyway that I choose it
I'm not gonna lose it again
Gonna be a winner this time
Gonna be a winner

Take what I can, it's been there all along
There's no reason for me to surrender
I feel it comin', been waiting so long
Now, I know what it is that I'm after
Something is there, I can feel it
Before I was too blind to see
Pieces are falling in place and I know that in time you'll see

Something keeps a-pushing me on
Telling me I gotta be strong
Something's got a hold of my heart again
Tellin' me I gotta go on

[guitar solo (Joe Tansin)]

Anyway that I choose (be a winner this time)
Not gonna lose (be a winner this time)
Know what I'm after (be a winner this time)
I'm near to surrender (be a winner this time)
Know it's a gamble (be a winner this time)
(Be a winner this time)
Gonna (Be a winner this time)
(Be a winner this time)
Near to surrender (be a winner this time)
(Be a winner...)

lyrics transcribed by Tom Brennan

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