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A Winning Hand

by The Lucky Losers

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CHANGE IN THE WEATHER ©12/1/2014/ Phil Berkowitz and Danny Caron, Dirty Cat Music/ BMI I NEED A SMALL DEVOTION OF YOUR TIME TO LOVE AND HONOR FOR JUST ONE MINUTE ‘CUZ I AIN’T ASKING FOR ANYTHING MORE THAN ANYBODY’S HIGH FALOOTIN’ STANDARD OF FORGIVENESS CAN YOU FEEL A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER MAKIN’ CLOUDS AROUND YOUR HEART A CHANCE TO DANCE AROUND THE SUBJECT FOR THE SAKE OF PLAYING A PART GET BACK IN THE RAT RACE GET IT DONE IN OUR OWN WAY LIVE FOR THIS ONE MOMENT LIVE FOR ONE MORE DAY AS THE RAIN STARTS TO POUR ON DOWN DOWN INTO THE DRAIN OF TWISTED SORROW THE WEEDS WILL START TO GROW AMONG THE FLOWERS THAT WE PLANTED IN HOPES OF A BETTER TOMORROW CAN YOU FEEL A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER THERE’S A STORM AROUND THE BEND TRY TO REEL IT IN BEFORE TOO LONG WE’RE GONNA MAKE IT IN THE END SEND OUR SONGS THROUGH THE MAIL TO SEE WHAT MIGHT UNFOLD WAITING FOR THAT MOMENT FOR OUR STORY TO BE TOLD OH WHY, OH WHY ARE THE IN-BETWEEN NOTES ALWAYS SO DAMNED HARD TO GET ‘CUZ YOU KNOW YOU GOTTA HAVE ‘EM SOMETIMES AND THAT’S WHY IT’S GONNA TAKE A LITTLE SWEAT SO NOW IT’S TIME TO TAKE THE CENTER STAGE GIVE THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT BUT DO NOT KNOW YOU CAN DANCE & SING OR WRITE YOUR OWN DAMN SONG ‘CUZ WE ALL GET TO STAR IN OUR OWN SHOW CAN YOU FEEL A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER MAKIN’ CLOUDS AROUND YOUR HEART A CHANCE TO DANCE AROUND THE SUBJECT FOR THE SAKE OF PLAYING A PART GET BACK IN THE RAT RACE GET IT DONE IN OUR OWN WAY LIVE FOR THIS ONE MOMENT LIVE FOR ONE MORE DAY
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I TAKE WHAT I WANT Porter, Hodges, Mabon, Hayes/Cotillian/Irving Music/BMI I take what I want I'm a bad go-getter, yeah, yes I am I'm never a loser And I'm never bitter, yeah, oh no 'Cause I take what I want Yeah, yeah, baby I want you, yes you I've been watchin' you walk by And I haven't said a word, not one word But now I'm ready to get you And I'm gonna make you my girl, my lovin' girl 'Cause I take what I want Yeah yeah, baby I want you Gonna pick you up now Carry you away, yes I am So you better pack up now baby Pack him up today Here I come, just a big bad man When I walk away Baby, you'll be holdin' my hand 'Cause I take what I want I'm a bad go-getter, yeah, yes I am But now I'm ready to get you And I'm gonna make you my girl, my lovin' girl 'Cause I take what I want Yeah baby, I want you Nobody but you, baby (Whaddya need now?) Nobody but you, your love to be by my side Your heart to be by my guide told your mind I love you baby, nothin' but your soul
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"A Winning Hand" © 2/6/2015 Cathy Lemons/ Take No Prisoners/BMI Woke up this morning Got no use for it Aint got ono reason to carry on Got a crazy talkin’ in my head Sayin’ I should let it all fall down Wait a minute, baby close the door Sit yourself right down You gotta hear every last word I got to say to you Let me clear up all your doubts I’m gonna lay down my cards I don’t think that you’re gonna keep up I’m out a time, and I’m runnin’ behind So I’m bettin’ all I got On a winning hand! I need a wining hand! Ya, I! Yes I do! I been walkin’ straight up a hill I swear by god most a my life I got a stone around my neck Still walkin’ up a straight line Baby that rock you got hangin’ round your neck It’s all in your head don’t you know it’s true You just a little bit scared, but that ain’t too bad, babe Something good is gonna happen to you I seen your cards, baby, yes I have ‘Cause I seen that twitch in your left eye I got the Queen, but you got the King and the Jack Together we might fly! With a winning hand! We got a winning hand! Ya I, yes we do! I can’t work no farm no factory Lord knows I ain’t gonna suit up I guess I lie to myself This game is all I got Wouldn’t you like to see the look in their green little eyes When we finally make it to the top We’ll be looking down on that dirty little town So baby keep tryin’ don’t you never give up Lord let me die with a hammer in my hand Takin’ a crack at this crazy dream I know I’m a loser But my luck is in being alive Nothing is how it seems We got a winning hand! Ya I We got a winning hand! Ya I! Yes we do!
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“Suicide By Love” © 7/1/2014 Cathy Lemons/ Take No Prisoners/BMI When I was a girl I had to see the other side It almost killed me, I barely survived Do what you LOVE and do it well Hope that it KILLS you, let it take you to hell I lived in neighborhood right downtown All the folks were getting’ down I was drinkin’ and druggin’ oh so well I had my portrait taken, at the city jail Suicide by drink Suicide by drug Suicide by gamblin’ Suicide by love I don’t mind dyin’ if I can hear the whistle sing I don’t care about money, don’t care about fame I’ll gamble it all on a nickel and a nail You have to admit I been doing it well I want to hear the siren sing a last song Got to taste lightnin’ before it’s all gone Baby make me scream, make me wail and moan Shake my body and rock me to the bone Suicide by drink Suicide by drug Suicide by gamblin’ Suicide by love Well I’m done with devil, done with dyin itself I died so many times, ain’t much a me left I’m traveling light as I can be Ain’t a man alive, dare to judge me If I climb back up on my feet this time I swear to God, I’ll walk a straight line But straight to me is crooked as a nail Depends how you see it—and from what corner of hell Suicide by drink Suicide by drug Suicide by gamblin’ Suicide by love Repeat
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WHAT WAS IT YOU WANTED Dylan, Bob/ Special Rider What was it you wanted? Tell me again so I’ll know What’s happening in there What’s going on in your show What was it you wanted Could you say it again? I’ll be back in a minute You can get it together by then What was it you wanted You can tell me, I’m back We can start it all over Get it back on the track You got my attention Go ahead, speak What was it you wanted When you were kissing my cheek? Was there somebody lookin’ When you give me that kiss Someone there in the shadows Someone that I might have missed? Is there something you needed Something I don’t understand What was it you wanted Do I have it here in my hand? Whatever you wanted Slipped out of my mind Would you remind me again If you’d be so kind Has the record been breaking Did the needle just skip Is there somebody waiting Was there a slip of the lip? What was it you wanted I ain’t keeping score Are you the same person That was here before? Is it something important? Maybe not What was it you wanted? Tell me again I forgot Whatever you wanted What could it be Did somebody tell you That you could get it from me Is it something comes natural Is it easy to say Why do you want it Who are you anyway? Is the scenery changing Am I getting it wrong Is the whole thing going backwards Are they playing our song? Where were you when it started Do you want it for free What was it you wanted Are you talking to me?
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WHAT IS SUCCESS AllenToussaint/Screen Gems/Emi Music Inc. How Does a one decide, that the methods he's usin’ They just won't jive Truly believing and try, over and over again Living in hopes, that someday you'll be in with the winners When Should one change his mind (change his mind, change his mind) And jump the fence, oh lord For the dollar a sign (dollar sign) It's a sad thing, it's a bad thing, But so necessary That this cold world force your values to become Monetary Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah Oh lord! Now what, what what What is success Is it doin’ your own thing a? Or do you join the rest Or if you truly believe should you try Over and over again Living in hopes, that someday you'll be in with the winners How Does a one decide That the tactics he's using Ah they just won't jive Truly believe and try Over and over again Living in hopes That someday you'll be in with the winners Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah Now what, what what What is success I want to know Now what, what what What is success I … Now what, what what What is success Hey I wanna know
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LONG HARD ROAD ©7/1/2014/ Phil Berkowitz and Danny Caron, Dirty Cat Music/ BMI IF YOU LET OTHERS TAKE YOU FOR A RIDE SOMEDAY YOU WILL SURELY GO ASTRAY I MAY HAVE BEEN DEALT A LOSING HAND BUT THEY ARE STILL MY OWN CARDS TO PLAY I’VE BEEN TRYIN’ SO HARD TO LOVE YOU, BABY BUT YOU SEE, I’VE GOT TO LOVE MYSELF ‘CUZ I’VE GIVEN UP PRETENDIN’, LITTLE GIRL TO BE SOMEBODY ELSE (CHORUS) WELL, IT’S A LONG HARD ROAD (3X) IF YOU WANT TO SING THESE BLUES I SET OUT ON MY OWN (LEMMEE TELL YA) I SURE DIDN’T KNOW WHAT I WOULD FIND BUT (I KNEW) SOMETHING WAS MISSING IN LIFE SO I DECIDED TO LEAVE IT ALL BEHIND NOW I’M STANDING AT THE FRONT DOOR WITHOUT NO KEY TO LET ME IN SEEMS NO MATTER HOW HARD I TRY I JUST CAN’T EVER WIN (CHORUS) (BRIDGE)- WHEN YOU’RE STANDING THERE STRIPPED & NAKED AND THERE AIN’T NOBODY ELSE AROUND AIN’T NO WAY THAT YOU CAN FAKE IT AND IT SEEMS YOU JUST CAN’T PUT IT DOWN ‘TIL YOU LAY YOUR BURDON DOWN (lay it down, now) WAKING UP AT THE BREAK OF DAWN WITH THAT AFTER-TASTE OF CHEAP RED WINE IVE BEEN DRINKIN’ FROM THAT OL’ CUP SO MUCH THINK I’LL TAKE A LONG TALL DRINK OF SUNSHINE I’LL WALK OUT IN THE COLD…JUST A MILE OR SO (I CAN SEE) MY FEET STILL PLANTED ON THE GROUND GUESS I’LL PICK MYSELF UP FROM WHERE I GOT OFF JUST BEFORE THE TURNAROUND (CHORUS) GOTTA WALK A STRAIGHT LINE DOWN THAT OLD HARD ROAD…IF I’M GONNA SING SOME BLUES
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Detroit City Man © 08/13/2014 Cathy Lemons, Take No Prisoners/BMI Well he was from Detroit City I met him through a friend a mine He moved in with the girl next door She wasn’t no friend a mine She had red hair And her papa used to sleep on the couch He had a thang with alcohol I could hear him screen at night He was from Detroit City He was long and lean He was a junk man, lord Ah that’s when I liked ‘em mean MMM, MMM Ya he wanted me bad I could hear him talk through the walls She used to say to him The red haired girl I know she don’t pay no bills Why do you like that woman next door She ain’t got no money I thought you said she’d pay your bills Ah something feels funny MMM MMM, MMM I let him move in my place We used to have a real good time We used to shake the walls down Sometime I could hear Red cryin I can still hear her in my head Oh lord the things she said She said that girl don’t pay no bills She ain’t even got a stone dime Ah you left here boy You left me cryin Woh lord he was from Detroit He had a junk habit baby He was real man And back then we sho didn’t have many He had blonde hair blue yes And he was long and lean And everything he said to me I swear by god he didn’t mean He used to meet me at the bus stop When I’d get home from my bad job He used to carry me through the door Lay me on the floor MMMM, MMMM, MMMM, MMM He used to say we would make it If it wasn’t for the junk man lord Got to where we couldn’t fake it I couldn’t take no more He didn’t pay no bills Stole everything around I can hear the words from Red Lord she said he gonna take you down He was from Detroit City He was from Detroit City Lord he had everybody around Eatin from his hand In a small town down south (break down) MMM Had everybody down He stole my TV (Pick back up) He stole my refrigerator He stole everything he could get his hands on That’s when I broke his glass reindeer All the glass was on the floor Saw the tears in his eyes I said “Pick up your life and get out” I think the man was cryin He was from Detroit city Came down to a small town He had us all goin crazy Lahd, Big city man Talk: “He was from Detroit” Smooth talker Smoooooth talker Ya I remember him He’s dead now.
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DONTCHA LOSE IT © 1/1/2014 Phil Berkowitz and Danny Caron, Dirty Cat Music/ BMI ARE YOU HAPPY TO REMEMBER ONLY SPARE PARTS FROM YOUR PAST THAT WILL ONLY GET YOU SO FAR DOWN THE ROAD? FOR IF YOU CHOOSE TO SEE THE WHOLE TRUTH, INCLUDING ALL IT’S LIES THEN ALL YOUR MEMORIES WILL EASILY UNFOLD BE STRONG, DON’TCHA STUMBLE FIND THE LIGHT WITHIN THE DARK FOR THERE-IN LIES THE WISDOM OF YOUR SOUL BE A KING…WITHOUT A QUEEN LEARN TO LOVE THE IN-BETWEEN THE BETTER HALF, OF WHAT YOU SHARE, CAN MAKE YOU WHOLE CAN YOU SEE YOUR TRAIN A-COMIN’, IT’S A-ROLLIN’ DOWN THE TRACK IT’S ALREADY LEFT THE STATION, NOW THERE AIN’T NO TURNIN’ BACK CAN YOU HEAR THAT WHISTLE BLOWIN’,IT MAY FEEL LIKE A WARNING SIGN FOR THE PAST EXISTS ONLY IN YOUR MIND BE STRONG, DON’TCHA LOSE IT DON’TCHA KNOW IT’S GONNA TAKE SOME TIME FOR NEW FOUND PETALS TO UNFOLD BE HERE, STAY FOCUSED DON’T LOSE YOUR RHYTHM OR YOUR RHYME THERE’S STILL MANY MILES TO GO, BEFORE YOU’RE OLD COGS WILL START TO SEIZE UP AND GEARS BEGIN TO GRIND FROM THE WHEELS THAT KEEP A SPINNIN’ IN YOUR MIND A GOOD MACHINE CAN GET RUSTY, IF YOU FAIL TO CHECK DEEP DOWN INSIDE JUST LOOK HARD ONCE OR TWICE AND YOU WILL FIND THAT YOU’RE STRONG, YOU JUST CAN’T LOSE IF YOU DARE TO TAKE THE CHANCE FORGET YOUR BROKEN DREAMS AND LEARN TO FLY YOU MAY BE WEARY, BUT NO LESS WISE AS YOU START TO REALIZE YOU’LL NEVER KNOW, UNTIL YOU GIVE IT, ONE MORE TRY ONE MORE TRY ONE MORE TRY ONE MORE TRY ONE MORE TRY
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Detroit City Man © 08/13/2014 Cathy Lemons, Take No Prisoners/BMI Well he was from Detroit City I met him through a friend a mine He moved in with the girl next door She wasn’t no friend a mine She had red hair And her papa used to sleep on the couch He had a thang with alcohol I could hear him screen at night He was from Detroit City He was long and lean He was a junk man, lord Ah that’s when I liked ‘em mean MMM, MMM Ya he wanted me bad I could hear him talk through the walls She used to say to him The red haired girl I know she don’t pay no bills Why do you like that woman next door She ain’t got no money I thought you said she’d pay your bills Ah something feels funny MMM MMM, MMM I let him move in my place We used to have a real good time We used to shake the walls down Sometime I could hear Red cryin I can still hear her in my head Oh lord the things she said She said that girl don’t pay no bills She ain’t even got a stone dime Ah you left here boy You left me cryin Woh lord he was from Detroit He had a junk habit baby He was real man And back then we sho didn’t have many He had blonde hair blue yes And he was long and lean And everything he said to me I swear by god he didn’t mean He used to meet me at the bus stop When I’d get home from my bad job He used to carry me through the door Lay me on the floor MMMM, MMMM, MMMM, MMM He used to say we would make it If it wasn’t for the junk man lord Got to where we couldn’t fake it I couldn’t take no more He didn’t pay no bills Stole everything around I can hear the words from Red Lord she said he gonna take you down He was from Detroit City He was from Detroit City Lord he had everybody around Eatin from his hand In a small town down south (break down) MMM Had everybody down He stole my TV (Pick back up) He stole my refrigerator He stole everything he could get his hands on That’s when I broke his glass reindeer All the glass was on the floor Saw the tears in his eyes I said “Pick up your life and get out” I think the man was cryin He was from Detroit city Came down to a small town He had us all goin crazy Lahd, Big city man Talk: “He was from Detroit” Smooth talker Smoooooth talker Ya I remember him He’s dead now.

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Winners of 5 Independent Blues Awards in 2021 for "Godless Land". Blues, soul, old school retro, genre bending sonic films with political and social subject matter as well as great male female lead singing with harmony.

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