Story Behind The Song

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Song Description

Longshots - the story of

Lyrics

LONGSHOTS
Terry Kincaid and Mariam
© BMI 2006

SENTIMENTAL FAVORITES, THEY CALL?EM EVERY NAME
TIMELY, BLESSED OR FORTUNATE, THEY?RE LUCKY JUST THE SAME
LIFE CAN PAINT THEIR PICTURE, MEDIOCRE IN THEIR RANK
BUT DRIVEN BY THEIR SOLID CORE, THEY TAKE IT TO THE BANK

THEY?RE A RUNNING CONTRADICTION, TO EVERY RULE EVER MADE
THE RAPTURE OF A MELODY, WHEN IT?S RIGHTLY PLAYED
BELIEVIN? DOWN IN THEIR SOUL, THEY?LL MAKE IT THINK OR THIN
LIVING WITH THAT SPIRIT, THAT THEY HAVE TO WIN

LONGSHOTS, LONGSHOTS EVERY ONE
LONGSHOTS, THEY?LL NEVER BE OUTDONE
IF YOU WANT TO PUT YOUR MONEY,
WHERE YOU CAN HAVE SOME FUN MY FRIEND
PUT IT ON A LONGSHOT
TO SHOW, PLACE OR WIN

A MUSICIAN OR A RACEHORSE, A POLITICIAN OR A SAINT
CHANCES OF THEM WINNIN? IT ALL, ARE JUST SLIM TO FAINT
BUT THEY?RE CLEVER IN THEIR CHARACTER AND THOUGHTFULLY THEY SEE
AND KNOWIN? THEY WILL OVERCOME, IS THEIR DESTINY

THEY AREAN ANOMAL TO EVERYTHING THEIR TOLD
YOUNG AND BRIGHT AND STRONG OR CRAZY, WEAK AND OLD
BUT IF YOU BET AGAINST THEM, AND YOU CAN?T AFFORD TO LOSE
YOU?LL WIND UP WITH A BROKEN HEART, JUST SINGIN? THE BLUES

AND WHEN IT?S FINALLY OVER, AND THEY COME UP TO THAT GATE
I BETCHA? THAT SAINT PETER, WON?T EVER MAKE?EM WAIT
HE?LL TELL?M HE?S BEEN WAITIN?, AND HE KNOWS THAT IT?S BEEN TOUGH
YA? SEE JESUS WAS A LONGSHOT, AND HE KNOWS YOU'VE HAD ENOUGH