1858 – Bob Seger – Still the same (1978)

 

Escrita por Bob Seger, foi gravada em 1978 e lançada em abril de 1978 no compacto que tinha Feel like a number como Lado B. Saiu também no disco Stranger in town, o décimo disco de Seger e o segundo com a Silver Bullet Band, em 5 de maio de 1978. Foi produzida por Punch Andrews e Bob Seger. Chegou ao número 4 no Billboard Hot 100, número 4 no Canadá, número 13 na Holanda, número 18 na Áustria, número 20 na Nova Zelandia, número 22 na Bélgica, número 23 na Austrália e número 30 na Alemanha. Fala de um viciado em jogo que é admirado pelo cantor, mas que no final o abandona porque vê que ele não vai mudar nunca. Bob Seger cantou, tocou piano e violão. Robyn Robbins tocou orgão. Chris Campbell tocou baixo. David Teergarden tocou bateria e percussão. Venetta Fields, Clydie King e Sherlie Matthews fizeram backing vocals.

A letra:

You always won every time you placed a bet
You're still damn good
No one's gotten to you yet
Every time they were sure they had you caught
You were quicker than they thought
You'd just turn your back and walk

You always said the cards would never do you wrong
The trick, you said, was never play the game too long
A gambler's share, the only risk that you would take
The only loss you could forsake
The only bluff you couldn't fake

And you're still the same
I caught up with you yesterday (still the same, still the same)
Moving game to game
No one standing in your way
Turning on the charm
Long enough to get you by (still the same, still the same)
You're still the same
You still aim high

Still the same, still the same

Still the same, still the same

There you stood, everybody watched you play
I just turned and walked away
I had nothing left to say

'Cause you're still the same
Still the same, baby, baby, you're still the same
You're still the same
Still the same, baby, baby, you're still the same
Moving game to game
Still the same, baby, baby, you're still the same

Some things never change
Still the same, baby, baby, you're still the same
You're still the same
Still the same, baby, baby, you're still the same
Still the same
Still the same, baby, baby, you're still the same

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