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Can't Win Lyrics — PUP | Dork

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Can't Win Lyrics

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Can't Win

From The Dream Is Over2016

Written by Nestor Chumak, Stefan Babcock, Steve Sladkowski, Zack Mykula

Produced by Dave Schiffman

Lyrics

Can't Win

I've been blessed with shit luck There are some things that'll never change I've been strung out and fed up with the strain I get a little more nervous everyday I just wanna be something Never thought I'd be nothing at all And it feels like I can't win I'm growing up and I'm giving in And it's starting to hurt And it feels like I can't win I couldn't wait to be alone again And I'm getting worse Say I never try, but you know I do I couldn't live with my 9 to 5 And I'll regret what I did to you my whole life No matter what I do I can never get anything right I just wanna be something Never thought I'd be nothing at all And it feels like I can't win I'm growing up and I'm giving in And it's starting to hurt And it feels like I can't win I couldn't wait to be alone again And I'm getting worse I might die of this boredom If you don't kill me first Chalk it up to apathy I had every chance I had every opportunity That I could want And I ruined them all I had every chance Never thought I'd be Nothing at all And it feels like I can't win I'm growing up and I'm giving in And it's starting to hurt And it feels like I can't win I couldn't wait to be alone again And I'm getting worse I might die of this boredom If you don't kill me first

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About this track

"Can't Win" is a song by PUP from the album The Dream Is Over, released in 2016. The song was written by Nestor Chumak, Stefan Babcock, Steve Sladkowski, Zack Mykula. It was produced by Dave Schiffman.

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Dave Schiffman— 558 credits as producer →
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Nestor Chumak— 115 credits as songwriter & producer →
Stefan Babcock— 120 credits as songwriter & producer →
Steve Sladkowski— 96 credits as songwriter & producer →

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