Win or lose - Allan Taylor, Eberhard Weber, Frank Fiedler

There’s a bar in Brussels and it looks the same

As a bar in Paris with a different name

It reminds me of a bar in Amsterdam

And they all look the same

There’s always a Joe behind the bar

Who’ll take your money and pass the jar

He’s no great friend but it’s better by far

Than drinking on your own

And the joker who plays at being everybody’s friend

Says he knew you sometime way back when

So you buy him a drink and he’ll try it again

And you’ll see him every night

And way back in the corner there’s a lonely guy

Says he’s dying for sure, he’s living a lie

Maybe tomorrow he’ll give it another try

But he’s got to make it through the night

Win or lose what’s it matter to you

Everybody’s doing what they have to do

Like it or not you’re part of it too

You’re a long way from home

And the lady who stops and gives you a smile

Says she likes your music, says she likes your style

Maybe she’ll let you stop and stay awhile

Pass the night away

But there’s always a morning after the night

When your eyes won’t open and your throat is tight

When everything’s wrong and nothing’s right

And you don’t know what to say

Win or lose what’s it matter to you

Everybody’s doing what they have to do

Like it or not you’re part of it too

And you’re a long way from home

Win or lose what’s it matter to you

Everybody’s doing what they have to do

Like it or not you’re part of it too

And you’re a long way from home