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Music and Lyrics - Robert Doyle

Performed by Boom Bust and Echo:
Robert, John, Paul, Laney and Cliff

Produced by John
"Blame it on blind ambition ..."
I left Reno, seventeen years old, searching for the fabled pot of gold
Mamma said I was born to lose, Daddy said I was lost and confused
Blame it on blind ambition. Blame it on the piss conditions
Busted out in '71, for laying down a virgin nun

I never did all that good
I never made it to Hollywood
But I do the best I can
I was dealt a losing hand

Dined on borritos, wore a tuxedo, slept with the waitress who said she was blessed
She and I, we robbed them blind all the way to '59
So count the money honey and load the 38 and deal a royal flush and ain't life great
Lord knows the days are numbered, for the souls of the unencumbered

I never did all that good
I never made it to Hollywood
But I do the best I can
I was dealt a losing hand

The 20th century wants to get rid of me and I don't think she'll take a final plea
Headlines and capital crimes, where will it all unwind
Headed down 41, busted egos and loaded guns
Lord knows the days are numbered, for the souls of the unencumbered

I never did all that good
I never made it to Hollywood
But I do the best I can
I was dealt a losing hand

I never did all that good
I never made it to Hollywood
But I do the best I can
I was dealt a losing hand

Take my money, take my pride, take whatever I got inside
I leave this world naked and alone, the way I came is the way I'm going





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