Snatched Defeat Songtext
von Wayne Kramer

Checked out of the Greybar Hotel
Glad to finally be free
While I was looking for life
Trouble was looking for me
We started up a gang war
We played those clubs downtown
Captain jolly milky
And Junkie the laughing clown

We snatched defeat from the jaws of victory
With holes in our arms for the whole wide world to see
And the scandal would never end
The candle was burning at both ends


One night up in East Lansing
We stole all the clubs′ receipts
And I was still on parole
To finish my bid on the street
The last thing I needed
Was a petty thieving case
My whole life flashed before my eyes
As I tried to flee that place

We snatched defeat from the jaws of victory
Right up on the stage for the whole wide world to see
Captured by a camera lens
The candle was burning at both ends

Had the pieces all in place
It sure looked good on paper
Trying to stretch a myth
From another dope fiend caper
We finally made the big time
The Voice and MTV
Living fast and dying young
Such a minor melody

We snatched defeat from the jaws of victory
With holes in our arms for the whole wide world to see
And the scandal would never end
The candle was burning at both ends

We started out as friends
But the candle was burning at both ends