Story Behind The Song

Late night in the Jazz club. Song about life's lovable losers.

Song Description

In life, as in horse racing, you have your winners, your losers and the also rans.

Lyrics

The Also Rans
misery likes company that's why I 'm here with you
and as long as we're together I'd like to tell you 'bout a few
of real life tragic heroes and tragic heroines
on that raft floating downstream
all the also rans now

Max was Manny Hanny top corporate exec
made two tons of money but he had to be the best
got reckless with the market played a hunch and lost the ranch
he's on that raft floating downstream
another also ran

angelina left her husband to give love a second chance
traded in the mundane for intrigue and romance
ended up a plaything for some gin-soaked cheatin man
she's on that raft floating downstream
another also ran

going down is easy
once you've failed the test
it starts with bad directions
your momentum does the rest
you just go with the flow as they say
and your tale of woe eventually just carries you away

nicky was a pitcher with the Yankee minor leagues a
phenom, future franchise a lock for '63
but the elbow blew in '62 got traded, faded fast
he's on that raft floating downstream
another also ran

sandra was a dancer too short for Chorus Line
made a career of auditions missed by inches every time
her dream died hard off Broadway, a little club called Fleshdance
now she's on that raft floating downstream
with all the also rans

me, somehow I got here though I never quite knew why
see as far as I remember I never really tried
to be a big time loser You've got to take that big time chance
when comes to safe or sorry
I'll take the also rans