Three High Balls of Whiskey and a Dash of Valerian Root

No lucky wins at the the BJ table tonight which is actually a good thing. I needed to be humbled. I played by my rules and I lost. I am sitting in my hotel room bored out of my mind listening to my iPod. It's 2 AM. My iPod has blown through about 30 or so songs. For some reason there is a jacuzzi in my room.

Tonight has been surreal with the music I have heard. My iPod is on random so anything come up. The "Don't Break Me" by Samiam to "Fireman" by Jawbreaker transition was quite sweet and reminded me of my college years when I was into that edgy punk stuff. (Anyone else besides me know those songs?) When I was walking out of the casino a loser, the song "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" by Green Day was playing.

Suddenly I came up to one song by my favorite Social Distortion. It was off their latest album. It;s a song called "Winners and Losers". Mike Ness has always been a great lyricist. This song struck me so I had to play it a few times. I decided to post the lyrics because I think it'll make my readers think. So what do you think? What does this song say to you?

Winners and losers, turn the pages of my life
We’re beggars and choosers, with all the struggles and the strife
I got no reason to turn my head and look the other way
We’re good and we’re evil, which one will I be today?

There’s saints and sinners
Life’s a gamble and you might lose
There’s cowards and heroes
Both have been known now to break the rules
There’s lovers and haters
The strong and the weak will all have their day
We’re devils and angels
Which one will I be today?

Chorus:
Are you happy now with all the choices you’ve made?
Are there times in life when you know you should’ve stayed?
Will you compromise and then realize the price is too much to pay?
Winners and losers, which one will you be today?

There’s a light and a dark side
Standing at the crossroads, there we’ll meet
There’s prophets and fools there
The lies and the truths, will be at our feet
I got a reason to turn my head and look the other way
Its heaven and hell here, which one will I live today?

Chorus:
Are you happy now with all the choices you’ve made?
Are there times in life when you know you should’ve stayed?
Did you compromise and then realize the price is too much to pay?
Winners and losers, which one will you be today?

Which one will you be today?
Which one will I be today?

Makes you think don't it? It's gripping when you here Ness's voice and acoustic guitar start the song and then it ramps up to a full fledged rocker. "There’s cowards and heroes... Both have been known now to break the rules"? Wow! Chilling!