Race To The Bottom

from Another Day In Paradise by Lester Smith with Trickbag

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Race to the bottom AKA RACE (Les Smith (c) SOCAN 2019)
Am G7 //:
I got stuff you got stuff
some people say they ain’t got enough stuff
they want more stuff so that work like a bee
and they find out the neighbor Got his stuff for free
but the never neighbor never really got to stuff for free
cuz it cost him his pride and it cost him his dignity
it’s a race to the bottom

some people think the only way to get Justice served
is to take away stuff the neighbor don’t deserve
it might make them feel better
to think they got more
but then they get suspicious of the kids next door
so they lock up their stuff
but it ain’t no use
cuz when kids got nothing they got nothing to lose
Bridge
Bm7
nobody really wins
Bm7-Bbm7-Am7
playing this game
Bm7
Don’t Count Me In
Bm7-Bbm7-Am7
I don’t want to play
Am. D
I don’t want to play
G
I don’t want to play

the problem with serving justice by taking stuff away
somebody Richer going to come along someday
and take and take take everything you got
leave you nothing but piss in a pot
The race to the bottom is fast and rough
but it ain’t going to stop
till the aint no stuff
it’s a race to the bottom
it’s a race to the bottom
it’s a race to the bottom of a hole
REPEAT bridge

Piss in the pot
Hole in the head
Leave you looking for someone better off dead
The race to the bottom is fast and rough
It ain't gonna stop til there ain't no stuff

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from Another Day In Paradise, released April 6, 2022

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Lester Smith with Trickbag Hamilton, Ontario

Current frontman/Harp player of Canada's iconic 'Crowbar' Lester Smith joins forces with King Biscuit Boy's former band Trickbag to record a fully original album of rocking blues.

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