You Can't Win Lyrics - Mighty Mighty Bosstones

This won't be so hard to follow 

You must replace your common sense 

And then you won't find it's hard to swallow 

Its been based on real events 

You can only hear what you want to hear 

They're wide awake and they're well aware 

That they made you a promise that they won't keep 

They're wide awake they can't afford to go to sleep 

With no remorse or self respect 

The course of course is the least direct 

They choose to confuse a resource they'll use 

Well if they don't win they still won't lose 

A red cent or one thin dime 

Been banking yours and been banking mine 

They say this is the way that its always been 

They may let you in but they'll never let you win 

No way, no how, no 

You can't win, no you'll never win 

No how, no way, they 

Might let you in, but they'll never let you win 

They'll never let you win 

What now please a word here to the wise 

You'll need to read between the lines 

You've got to dot your t's and cross your eyes 

Cross your fingers when the print is fine 

What you've got to do is stay one step ahead 

They're wide awake while you're still in bed 

They count the money while you count the sheep 

They're wide awake they can't afford to go to sleep 

( No way! No way, no how, no 

You can't win, no you'll never win 

No how, no way, they 

Might let you in, but they'll never let you win 

They'll never let you win [x2] ) 

( No way, no how, no 

You can't win, no you'll never win 

No how, no way, they 

Might let you in, but they'll never let you win 

They'll never let you win [x2] ) 

Might let you in, but they'll never let you win [x4]