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All proceeds from downloads of this song will be donated to Appalachia Service Project of Katonah, NY. This song was written by Barry Mangione and his online audience during the live web show, Barry On The Spot. Each week the artist and the audience collaborate on a different topic to write a song in 30 minutes. For this show, the inspiration was "FAIL." Lyrical inspiration for this song was provided by Darrell Long, Denise Cregier, Anthony Cardno, Cheyenne Brady, Grinning Fool and Seagull 72.
lyrics
When I fail, I fail so hard (so hard)
I was doomed right from the start (right from the start)
When I fail (when I fail)
When I fail (when I fail)
When I fail, I fail so hard
Woke up this morning in the afternoon
Should've been a sign of things to come
Rolled out of bed and hit my head on the floor
I guess that was kind dumb
When I fail, I fail so hard (so hard)
I was doomed right from the start (right from the start)
When I fail (when I fail)
When I fail (when I fail)
When I fail, I fail so hard
Opened my car, slammed my finger in the door
Drove to the drugstore to get some medicine for my warts
Smacked my head on the wheel, picked my keys up off the floor
When suddenly a billy goat was chewing on my shorts
When I fail, I fail so hard (so hard)
I was doomed right from the start (right from the start)
When I fail (when I fail)
When I fail (when I fail)
When I fail, I fail so hard
Met a girl with buck teeth, I thought she was so sweet
Saw her at the truck stop, she was coming on to me
She said she liked my member so I washed her club feet
Her toe jam in the summer sun smelled like grilled cheese
When I fail, I fail so hard (so hard)
I was doomed right from the start (right from the start)
When I fail (when I fail)
When I fail (when I fail)
When I fail, I fail so hard
Failing happens to me all the time
I'm even failing at coming up with a rhyme
No, wait... that WAS a rhyme. YES! WIN!
When I win, I win so hard (you are SO not winning)
I was born to win right from the start (you are so delusional)
When I win (I'm not singing along)
When I win (I am not singing along with this)
When I win, I win so hard
When I win, I win so hard (you're not winning, stop it)
I was born to win right from the start (you were born to lose)
When I win (you were not born to win)
When I win (get over yourself)
When I win, I win so hard (oh God, I can't wait 'til you fail again)
credits
released July 4, 2012
Performed by Barry Mangione.
Music by Barry Mangione.
Lyrics by Barry Mangione, Darrell Long, Denise Cregier, Anthony Cardno, Cheyenne Brady, Grinning Fool and Seagull 72.
Barry Mangione is a NY-based singer/songwriter and the host of the weekly live streaming show Barry On The Spot on ConcertWindow.com, where he and his online audience write a song together LIVE within 30 minutes.
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