You Cannot Win If You Do Not Play Lyrics - Alive On Arrival/jack Rabbit Slim (special Anniversary Edition) - Steve Forbert

I was sittin' by the road, my head in a cloud 

Wishin' that I had some wings 

Wishin' for a scooter, wishin' for a train or 

Any kind of movin' thing 

Well, I looked at the trees, I looked at the sky 

I seen it was a lovely day 

I looked up the road, I looked at my feet 

I picked it up an' I walked away 

Well, you cannot win if you do not play 

You cannot win, oh, if you do not play 

Well, I went to the fair lookin' for fun 

I think the whole world was there 

Yes, I saw a fat man, I saw a thin man 

I saw a little teddy bear 

Well, I said to myself 

"I know what I want, I gotta get a little bear some way" 

I heard a loud voice, it said a few words 

It said, "You gotta take a chance an' you gotta pay, boy" 

Well, you cannot win if you do not play 

No, you cannot win, whoa, if you do not play 

Pretty young Pam, you're bringin' me down baby 

All you do is make-uh me blue 

I'm under the trees, I'm waiting alone now 

Tryin' to sing a song to you 

Well, the night is so clear, the moon is so bright 

Fine but you're wastin' it all away 

You're up on a hill, I'm down here below 

I'm, I'm tryin' to tell you babe, it ain't okay 

No, you cannot win if you do not play 

You cannot win if you do not play 

And you cannot win if you do not play 

[Incomprehensible] 

Oh yeah