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Long Hard Road

from A Winning Hand by The Lucky Losers

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A blues rock song about not giving up.

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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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from A Winning Hand, track released June 1, 2015
CATHY LEMONS- VOCALS
PHIL BERKOWITZ- VOCALS
MARVIN GREENE- GUITARS
STEVE HAZLEWOOD- BASS
ROBI BEAN- DRUMS
KEVIN ZUFFI- NORD KEYBOARD
MICHEAL PELOQUIN- TENOR & BARITONE SAX
TOM POOLE- TRUMPET
KID ANDERSEN- PERCUSSION

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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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