No Win Situation
Album: James Zackary
By: James Zackary
By: James Zackary
Duration
2:47
Genres
Description
Written on the way home from a gig at RJ's in Hugo Minnesota. Played there with Sonny Miller on steel guitar, Tommy Mulkern on Strat and James Zackary on bass. Margret, was not her name!
Lyrics
NO WIN SITUATION Key of E WELL I SAW HER ALONE AT THE BAR I WALKED OVER AND ASKED HER, HER NAME SHE SAID MARGRET WITH A SMILE COME AND SIT WITH ME AWHILE SHE WINKED AT ME AND I BEGAN TO GRIN SHE SAID MAYBE WE COULD MAKE A RENDEZVOUS I SAID THERE’S NOTHIN’ BETTER I WOULD LIKE TO DO IT WAS ALL GOIN’ AS PLANNED, TIL I SAW HER WEDDING BAND I GOT A NO WIN SITUATION AGAIN (CHORUS) I GOT A NO WIN SITUATION AGAIN A NO WIN SITUATION AGAIN I GOT MYSELF IN IT, I WAS WRONG AND I’LL ADMIT IT I GOT A NO WIN SITUATION AGAIN I CALLED MY BOOKIE FRIEND TO MAKE A BET TODAY I SAID THE MONEY THAT I OWE YOU’S ON IT’S WAY AN INSIDE SOURCE OF MINE SAY’S I CAN’T LOSE THIS TIME HE SAID “ I’LL COVER YOU, BUT THE ODDS ARE MIGHTY SLIM” WELL HE TOOK MY TIP AND WENT TO MAKE THE BET WELL MY HORSE CAME IN BUT I AIN’T SEEN HIM YET NOW I CAN’T TAKE HIM TO COURT SO TO MAKE THIS STORY SHORT I GOT A NO WIN SITUATION AGAIN (REPEAT CHORUS) WELL I SAT THERE THINKIN' THIS COULD STILL WORKOUT AND I PONDERED ON A PLACE THAT WE COULD MEET I FELT A TAP UPON MY SHOULDER AND I KNEW THAT IT WAS OVER CUZ THEN I HEARD THIS SOUND JUST LIKE THE WIND I SAW SOME STARS AND THEN I SAW A PAIR OF SHOES THEN I PONDERED ON WHAT I OUGHT TO DO IF I STAY DOWN HE'LL PROBABLY KICK ME IF I MOVE I KNOW HE'LL KILL ME I GOT A NO WIN SITUATION