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She's Playing To Win
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A Ray Bertram & Glenn Spayth collaborative production
ray wendell wendell ray bertram ray bertram bertram a tourist in the land of reason
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Just me. Just songs.
I was born with an undiagnosable brain dysfunction, having seizures, and with blue skin dur to oxygen deprivation. I would spend much of my youth on strong, mind-altering medication, I would ultimately end up being declared fully disabled on psychiatric grounds, and I've had to be committed to five different psychiatric facilities in three different states. These days, the primary thrust of my overall creative efforts is the advocacy work that I seek to do for the mentally ill and the mentally disabled. These are my songs.
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Charts
Peak #94
Peak in subgenre #12
Author
Bertram/Spayth
Rights
(c) 2009 Bertram, Spayth
Uploaded
October 02, 2012
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MP3 3.3 MB 128 kbps 3:35
Story behind the song
This lyric deserves just a little bit of background. One weekend back in 2008, one of the beautiful Mrs. Bertram’s cousins offered to take her on a trip to Mississippi and to a poker tournament there...and I quickly volunteered to run the house and take care of all 5 of our children so that she could go. Mrs. Bertram is always doing a world of good stuff for me and the kids here so I was really happy that she had the opportunity to go and I urged her to - Lord knows she had it coming :-) Anyway, it occurred to me as they were leaving that the whole thing had the makings of a really good Country song so I sat down after she left and started putting it all together…and the core lyric behind this song is what came out. I was able to write the entire lyric and even get my good friend Tennessee singer/songwriter/musician/producer Glenn Spayth to produce it all before Mrs. Bertram came back home from her poker trip and it was a fun surprise to give her upon her return to the mountain. And the whole thing was made even more special and fun because she won the poker tournament in a buy out, too. Special thanks to Glenn Spayth for all the work that he and his wife (that's her pretty backing vocals that you hear in the production) on this song...and an even more special thanks to the beautiful Mrs. Bertram - honey, you're simply the best and I love you :-)
Lyrics
She’s Playing To Win Verse 1: She kisses her husband As she leaves the house She hops in her car And she heads down south She crosses the state line And finds a poker game It’s a table of guys But she plays just the same Lift: And they're playing for keeps But she’s playing to win She's playing to win Chorus: She’s playing to win She’s got a full hand Her luck’s running strong She’s making her stand She’s calling their bluffs Ag’in and ag’in Yeah, she’s on a roll And she’s playing to win Verse 2: Her chips are stacking up She wins another hand Then during a break She calls up her man She says, Honey I miss you But I’m doing good He just smiles and says I knew you would Lift: Just enjoy yourself And make sure you win Chorus: She’s playing to win She’s got a full hand Her luck’s running strong She’s making her stand She’s calling their bluffs Ag’in and ag’in Yeah, she’s on a roll And she’s playing to win Bridge: She’s a mother and a wife A daughter and a friend And she’s playing to win Chorus: She’s playing to win She’s got a full hand Her luck’s running strong She’s making her stand She’s calling their bluffs Ag’in and ag’in Yeah, she’s on a roll And she’s playing to win “She’s Playing To Win” (c) 2009, W. Ray Bertram, Glenn Spayth
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