I Can't Win

By David Snyder
V1

Well I tried to write a  protest song and they threw the book at me
Then I tried to write a peace song and they nailed me to a tree
And I tried to show forgiveness
and they arrested me for sin
I can't win, I can't win, I can't win

CH

I can't win, no I can't win
I even tried to sell my soul
I changed the color of my skin
Must be the nature of the world we're living in
Cause I can't win, I can't win, I can't win, I can't win

V2

Well I tried to agree
and I was called a hypocrite
and I tried to defend myself
and I was beaten with their whip
I tried to leave the country
but I chose a sinking ship
and I can't win cause I can't swim I can't swim

CH

I can't win, no I can't win
I even tried to sell my soul
I changed the color of my skin
I think it's just the nature of the world we're living in
cause I can't win
I can't win, I can't win, I can't win

Bridge

Oh how I want to leave the world behind
but where in the world would I go
Sometimes in my dreams
I drift up when I die
and I just float, yeah I just float


V3

Cause I tried to live a good life
but that wasn't good enough
And I sang hallelujah
but I was out of touch
I tried to please all  people
was the beginning of the end
I can't win
I can't win
I can't win

CH

I can't win, no I can't win
I even tried to sell my soul
I changed the color of my skin
I think it's just the nature of the world we're living in
cause I can't win
I can't win, I can't win, I can't win

CH

Yeah I tried to sell my soul
changed the color of my skin
but I can't win

No matter what I do
I can't wash off your sin
and I can't win
I can't win
I can't win
I can't win


All music and lyrics copyright 2022 by David Snyder
ASCAP/Day of Faith Records. All rights reserved.

David Snyder: Vocals, Production, Arrangement, Engineering

I Can't Win

Hey! FAWM 2022!  Write a Song a Day!  Everyone else does! Post like a madman! David has been selected as one of the Best New Alternative Artists on ReverbNation. But, he has been writing too much music! If you go to David's Main Music Website or David's Soundcloud Hub you will see links to all of David's albums and other Soundcloud pages. At 300 songs per year, it is getting a little thick in these woods, but all the rabbit trails are below. David Snyder is an award-winning songwriter and North Carolina-based Independent Artist. He is a winner in the 2015 PG Music International Awards for Excellence in Composition, Production and Arrangement. He plays guitar, violin, bass, keyboards, mandolin, percussion and the radio. He is also a Regional Coordinator for the Nashville Songwriters Association and has numerous writing credits with a wide variety of recorded artists. He owns his own record label, Day of Faith Records and writes and records with many artists nationwide in almost all genres, including alternative, jazz, "new country," bluegrass, Americana, rock, psychedelic, soul, jazz, gospel, funk, fusion and electronica. He has been playing the guitar since the age of 12 and playing professionally since the age of 15. His fondest musical memory is having received some guitar tips from Chet Atkins after sneaking backstage at a concert when he was 15. His music has also been performed at the Julliard School and the Lincoln Center. David is classically trained but draws from a wide variety of influences in his music.

I Can't Win

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