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By The Numbers

from Manifest Destiny by The Gunboat Diplomats

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By The Numbers
When you need a little sunshine, but the forecast calls for rain
If your odds are slim to none and there’s nothing left to gain
I had me a sure thing but made a losing bet
They really did a number on me, left me in the red
I’ve spent a lifetime looking out for number one
But my glory days are numbered and a sad day’s just begun

I’ve had myself some good times, mmm, I drank deep from that cup
But now my spirit’s running low and I’m afraid my number’s up
You take your chances, but chances are
If you got no place to go, then you go too far
I’ll put it on the line, put my pride up on the shelf
‘Cause I’ve run all the numbers, but I can’t run from myself, no

I had a cause to fight for, but all lost causes fall
Lady Luck lost my number and then I lost it all
So when you count your blessings, count the hopes that die
‘Cause nothing seems to add up and the numbers never lie
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At the first light, I’ll lay it all out on the table
For a second chance to undergo the third degree
And my fourth draw from this fifth of gin may just enable me to see
Though I walk on, Sixth Avenue is gone

Seventh Heaven looking down from the tower
At the Eighth Wonder of the World in the bottom of the ninth, behind
When your tenth last chance is lost in the eleventh hour, you will find
The time draw’s near and the Twelfth of Never’s here

Time moves on and so do we
The days are numbered to set you free
So count me in, count on me
It’s as easy as one two three

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from Manifest Destiny, track released September 2, 2023
Melissa Smith: Vocals
Chuck Nash: Guitars
Ken Nasta: Drums
Eric Brigmond: Keyboards
Megan Diamond: Background Vocals

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