Winners And Losers ©️ 1995 Michael Ledner

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[Intro]
[strummed acoustic guitar]

[Verse 1]
[free meter]
[male vocals]
Well you may have won the lottery
You may appear to be a winner at life's game
All those riches you own and your name is even known
You have won your fortune and fame
You have all the stuff which is never enough
And that may be your prideful boast
But you're a loser in life if you've never learned to love
And life's winners are the ones who love the most

[verse 2]
[drums and bass enter]
Now check this situation out
You're in a heated verbal fight
And though you know you're right
There's a more important issue at hand
Like the honor you can show that dear one
Made in God's own image
You can listen well and try to understand
Your friend, “self-control,” is working deep in your soul
And Though you feel like you're on needles and pins
I Hope you're learning life's dance in every circumstance
It's the one who loves the most that wins

[Bridge]
[electric guitar fills]
And you will lose if you so choose to impress others
Just so you can belong
You’ll waste your time with no peace of mind
Always trying to fit in
And you’ll lose if you fight just so you can be right
In those times when your motive is wrong
The wise man knows that sometimes in life
You gotta lose to win

[Guitar Solo]
[clean electric guitar solo over acoustic rhythm, bass, and drums]

[Verse 3]
Lord, You're the source, the river of love
And that's why to You I will cling
'Cause I found out what it's all about
Next to love there's no greater thing
In the morning we pray, God show me Your way
Deliver me from secret sins
And at the end of the day, the one who loves the most wins

[Bridge]
And you will lose if you so choose to impress others
Just so you can belong
You’ll waste your time with no peace of mind
Always trying to fit in
And you’ll lose if you fight just so you can be right
In those times when your motive is wrong
The wise man knows that sometimes in life
You gotta lose to win

[verse 4]
Oh, I've got to stay focused 'cause life is so short
And we don't know what tomorrow may bring
And the main thing in life is to keep the main thing the main thing
If there's one thing I've learned about this short life
It's all over soon after it begins
And at the end of our lives, the one who loved the most wins

[free meter]
Life is a test, we know it's true
So what will Jesus say of you?
What reward will you receive in heaven above
When that fire hits your soul and purifies the gold?
May you hear, "Well done, My son, 
For you’ve lived a life of love.”
[acoustic guitar fades out]

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[Intro] [strummed acoustic guitar] [Verse 1] [free meter] [male vocals] Well you may have won the lottery You may appear to be a winner at life's game All those riches you own and your name is even known You have won your fortune and fame You have all the stuff which is never enough And that may be your prideful boast But you're a loser in life if you've never learned to love And life's winners are the ones who love the most [verse 2] [drums and bass enter] Now check this situation out You're in a heated verbal fight And though you know you're right There's a more important issue at hand Like the honor you can show that dear one Made in God's own image You can listen well and try to understand Your friend, “self-control,” is working deep in your soul And Though you feel like you're on needles and pins I Hope you're learning life's dance in every circumstance It's the one who loves the most that wins [Bridge] [electric guitar fills] And you will lose if you so choose to impress others Just so you can belong You’ll waste your time with no peace of mind Always trying to fit in And you’ll lose if you fight just so you can be right In those times when your motive is wrong The wise man knows that sometimes in life You gotta lose to win [Guitar Solo] [clean electric guitar solo over acoustic rhythm, bass, and drums] [Verse 3] Lord, You're the source, the river of love And that's why to You I will cling 'Cause I found out what it's all about Next to love there's no greater thing In the morning we pray, God show me Your way Deliver me from secret sins And at the end of the day, the one who loves the most wins [Bridge] And you will lose if you so choose to impress others Just so you can belong You’ll waste your time with no peace of mind Always trying to fit in And you’ll lose if you fight just so you can be right In those times when your motive is wrong The wise man knows that sometimes in life You gotta lose to win [verse 4] Oh, I've got to stay focused 'cause life is so short And we don't know what tomorrow may bring And the main thing in life is to keep the main thing the main thing If there's one thing I've learned about this short life It's all over soon after it begins And at the end of our lives, the one who loved the most wins [free meter] Life is a test, we know it's true So what will Jesus say of you? What reward will you receive in heaven above When that fire hits your soul and purifies the gold? May you hear, "Well done, My son, For you’ve lived a life of love.” [acoustic guitar fades out]

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