Heads They Win Tails We Lose Blues

Song Description

Song about hard times and no money

Song Length 3:03 Genre Blues - General, Blues - Traditional
Mood Gloomy, Outraged Subject Money, Poverty

Lyrics

Heads They Win Tails We Lose Blues

I bought myself a big house in the suburbs
With a liar's loan I got from Countrywide
Now I'm upside down
I'm headed out of town
Nothin' left to lose except my pride

My buddies who work down at the factory
Expect the doors to close most any day
The jobs moved overseas
Now the Communist Chinese
Own a piece of Uncle Sam and Fannie Mae

But they never have a problem down on Wall Street
They'll always find a way to rig the game
When it's heads they win
When it's tails we lose
No one's taking names or placing blame

Can't remember when I got a bonus
I'd be happy with a shot at overtime
When you're unemployed
Your life is null and void
You're humming "Brother Can You Spare A Dime"

It's hard for me to look at pushing sixty
With nothing after more than forty years
Too young to retire
Too old to be rewire
And find myself a viable career

Repeat chorus

I don't feel too good about the future
I can see why folks commit financial crimes
Three squares a day
No more bills to pay
Not so bad to do a little time

When you're unemployed
Your life is null and void
You're humming "Brother Can You Spare A Dime"

© Doug Harvey 2012


Lyrics Doug Harvey Music Doug Harvey
Producer Doug Harvey Publisher Bird Ash Music
Performance Doug Harvey Label Bird Ash Music
This track is on 3 Member Playlists
Playlist Creator Playlist Name Date Added
Doug Harvey Folk 4/26/2013
Doug Harvey Singer Songwriter 4/26/2013
Doug Harvey Jazz 4/26/2013

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