I was sittin' by the road, my head in a cloud,Wishin' that I had some wings;Wishin' for a scooter, a-wishin' for a trainOr any kin' o' movin' thing.Well, I looked at the trees,I looked at the sky,I seen it was a lovely day.I looked up the road, I looked at my feet,I picked it up an' walked away.Well, you cannot win if you do not play.No, you cannot win if you do not play. Well, I went to the fair, lookin' for fun.I think the whole world was there.I saw a fat man, I saw a thin man.I saw a little teddy bear.Well, I said to myself,I know what I want. I gotta get a bear some way.I heard a loud voice. It said a few words.It said, You gotta take a chance an' pay.Well, you cannot win if you do not playNo, you cannot win if you do not playPretty young Pam, you're bringin' me down baby,All ya do is make-uh me blue.I'm under the trees, I'm waiting alone,Tryna sing a song to you.Well, the night is so clear, the moon is so bright;You're wastin' it all away.You're up on a hill, I'm down here below.I'm tryna tell ya babe, it ain't okay.Well, you cannot win if you do not play.You cannot win if you do not play.
Lyrics by Steve Forbert
"Grand Central Station, March 18, 1977" "January 23-30, 1978" A Big Comeuppance All I Asked Of You All I Need To Do Baby Baby, Don't Baby, I Know Big City Cat Big New World Born Too Late Breaking Through Building Me A Fire Can't We Get Together? Dear Lord Devil (Here She Comes Now) Devil (Here She Comes Now) (Americana Version) Don't Look Down, Pollyanna Don't Stop Dream, Dream Evergreen Boy Gambling Barroom Blues Get That Vagabond Feeling Goin' down to Laurel Good Planets Are Hard to Find Grand Central Station, March 18, 1977 Hang On Again Till The Sun Shines Hope, Faith and Love House of Cards I Blinked Once I Don't Know I Don’t Know If You Know It I Know What I Know I Will Be There (When Your Train Comes in the Stat... I Will Sing Your Praise I'm in Love I'm In Love With You If I Want You Now In Love With You In the Jailhouse Now #1 It Doesn't Matter Much It Isn't Gonna Be That Way It Sure Was Better Back Then It's Been a Long Time January 23-30, 1978 Lay Down Your Weary Tune Again Leaving Blues Listen to the Mockingbird Lonesome Cowboy Bill's Song Make It All so Real Man, I Miss That Girl Metal Marie Mexico Middle Age My Blue Eyed Jane My Carolina Sunshine Girl My Seaside Brown-Eyed Girl New Working Day No Use Running from the Blues Now You Come Back Oh, Camille On the Streets of This Town One Short Year Gone By Open House Over With You Planet Earth Song Poor Boy Responsibility Rollin’ Home To Someone You Love Romeo's Tune Sadly Sorta Like a Soap Opera Samson and Delilah's Beauty Shop Say Goodbye to Little Jo Schoolgirl Search Your Heart Send In The Clowns Settle Down Shaky Ground She's Living In a Dream World Simply Must Move On Simply Spalding Gray Sing It Again, My Friend Smoky Windows Some Will Rake the Coals Something Special Song for Katrina Song for the South Steve Forbert's Midsummer Night's Toast Steve Forbert's Moon River Stolen Identity Strange Strange Names Sugarcane Plum Fairy Suspicion Sweet Love That You Give (Sure Goes a Long, Long W... That'll Be Alright The American in Me The Baghdad Dream The Coo Coo Bird The Oil Song The Sweet Love That You Give The Sweet Love That You Give (Sure Goes a Long, Lo... The Sweet Love That You Give Me (Sure Goes a Long,... The Weekend Thinkin' Thirty More Years Thirty Thousand Men This Land Is Your Land Time Seemed So Free Tonight I Feel So Far Away from Home Wait Welcome The Rolling Stones What Kinda Guy? Whatever, Man (Americana Version) When I Get To California When I Get To California (Americana Version) When the Sun Shines When You Walk in the Room Who'll Watch The Sun Set? Why Should I Be Lonely Witch Blues Witch Blues [Alternate Take] Write Me A Raincheck Ya Ya (Next to Me) You Cannot Win 'Em All You Cannot Win If You Do Not Play You're Meant For Me You’d See The Things That I See