1563 – Bob Seger – Beautiful loser (1975)

 

Escrita por Bob Seger, foi lançada em abril de 1975 no disco de mesmo nome. Foi produzida pelo próprio Bob Seger, no Muslcle Shoals Rhythm section. Fala sobre as pessoas que colocam objetivos tão curtos na vida que não conseguem nunca alcançar nada. Seger pegou a idéia do romance Beautiful losers, de Leonard Cohen.

A letra:

He wants to dream like a young man
With the wisdom of an old man
He wants his home and security
He wants to live like a sailor at sea

Beautiful loser, where you gonna fall?
You realize you just can't have it all

He's your oldest and your best friend
If you need him, he'll be there again
He's always willing to be second best
A perfect lodger, a perfect guest

Beautiful loser, read it on the wall
And realize, you just can't have it all
You just can't have it all, you just can't have it all
Oh, oh, can't have it all

He'll never make any enemies, enemies no...
He won't complain if he's caught in a freeze, ah
He'll always ask, he'll always say please

Beautiful loser, never take it all
'Cause it's easier, faster when you fall
You just don't need it all
Oh, oh, you just don't need it all

You just don't need it all
Oh, oh, you just don't need it all

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