MUSICAL CHAIRS

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MUSICAL CHAIRS

(Tim Campbell)

Around and around the blind lead the blind
Around and around
If you don’t get what you want, take what you get
On a fast rebound
You gotta be quick, the competition is thick
You got a place to defend
And you can’t put the trust in the smile on the face
Of a fair-weather friend

When the music stops, you better move fast
Or you’ll play at solitaire
Cause nice guys finish last at musical chairs

Again and again the music is played till it
All sound the same
Till at last you must ask is your part in the game
Really worth the pain?
With an ear in the air and an eye on the chair
It’s hard to pretend
That you don’t know the cost
And you don’t feel the loss
It’ll leave you in the end

When the music stops, you better move fast
Or you’ll play at solitaire
Cause nice guys finish last at musical chairs

Around and around the blind lead the blind
Around and around
If you don’t get what you want, take what you get
On a fast rebound
You gotta be tough the competition is rough
You got a place to defend
And you can’t put the trust in the smile on the face
Of a fair-weather friend

When the music stops, you better move fast
Or you’ll play at solitaire
Cause nice guys finish last at musical chairs

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from NOT TAKEN - RE-ISSUE, released June 19, 2023
Written by Tim Campbell

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"Bentwood Rocker" - pop/rock vocal quintet from Canada. The band started as a studio project in 1977, recording 5 CD's/albums and numerous singles and has developed into a dynamic live performance act that continues today after 40 years. Still Bentwood. Still Rockin'. ... more

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