I Just Wanna Win In the End

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Hung in the dungeon upside down
each day Mr. Bumble comes around
talkin' smack in Funkytown
I just wanna win in the end

Bang the bell that keeps the score
each time that I hit the floor
I don't mind the cheap decor
I just wanna win in the end

Jagged edge, rocky ledge
buzz saw spininin' and the villain grinnin'
right now I don't care who's winnin'
I just wanna win in the end

Gonna feel so right
Gonna be so ready
I just hold on tight
I just hold, hold, hold, hold, hold
steady

Sister Sarah, fortune teller
draws the hanged man in her cellar
she says I'm one lucky fella
handsome for a bottom dweller

Throw the dice, spin the wheel
anything it may reveal
I'm well-acquainted with the deal
I just wanna win in the end

(chorus)

(break)

Wakin' up
in the driver's seat
waitin' out that traffic jam
on Easy Street
I can hear
your estimation
Sir, you underrate my patience

(chorus)

Princes in their royal chambers
laughin at the lion tamers
I ain't askin' any favors
(WOO-HOO)
Lost in space, I lost my crew
I scream like Plant on Zeppelin II
No one hears, it's nothin' new
(WOO-HOO)
Baby's sweet and smart and tactless,
gotta body like mattress,
I ain't done just out of practice
(WOO-HOO)
Now she's in the tower
they locked her
with the most amazing doctor
She'll deny I ever rocked her

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from Songs by Ira Marlowe, released December 28, 2019

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Ira Marlowe Berkeley, California

Ira Marlowe's songs have appeared in indy films, been featured on NPR and Dr. Demento, and won the Parent's Choice Award. He's taught songwriting at UC Berkeley and penned the tunes for four shows by a Tony-winning theatre troupe. He lives in Berkeley, CA with his dog Potus. ... more

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