Winner Takes the Prize

from The Best of Jimmy the Saint & The Sinners by Jimmy the Saint & The Sinners

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Winner Takes the Prize

Somebody somewhere loves her it’s true
Brother I recall that it was ‘tween me and you
Dancing like two peacocks for the flame of her lovin’ flight
You begged me to step back, but in the end I earned the right
To take her down town to meet the city lights.

Somebody somewhere loves her you know
kinda woman that’ll make wilted flowers grow.
Bring water to the thirsy, and the blind she’ll help to see
The kindness in her eyes, she’ll set your shackles free
But she only, has eyes for me.

Chorus 1:

One look upon her face, you’ll launch your ship to sea
The toughest men on earth, she’ll bring them to their knees
Woman want to be her, and the men the want to see her
But when we leave she’s coming home with me

Somebody somewhere loves her, that’s right
I know the hardships of a man that’s forced to fight
Learnt long ago when you bring a knife to a gun fight
The moment that you doubt, is the moment that you die
And i’m holding on, to this girl of mine

Chorus 2:

Where the rains fall down hard and the south winds blow
Miners will talk of the warmth of her glow
They’ll rack their ragged brains just to see her face
But God can be so cruel and the time passes so slow

Somebody somewhere loves her my friend
I’m a man that has been forced to defend
His love and I have learnt through the trials of life
I may not be the best looking man alive,
But I’m living proof the winner takes the prize

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from The Best of Jimmy the Saint & The Sinners, released July 15, 2011

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