Summer Losers

by Gabrielle Pietrangelo

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This Tucson inspired song, about different folks and their strokes of good fortune during the hottest month of the year, won the John Lennon Summer Song Contest for August 2023.

Summer Losers (c) Gabrielle Pietrangelo, all rights reserved
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Summer Losers (Lyrics)

They met on the avenue
On a hot summer day in June
And when he looked her in the eyes
Her long hair pulled back in braids
Her heart like a monsoon wave
Started building from the inside

They're just summer losers walking hand in hand
They got stuck in Tucson without an escape plan
They're just summer losers on the 4th of July
Waiting for the monsoon with their love to keep them dry

He'd been down on his luck so long
The acacias piped a mournful song
As he tried to find some shade in a Circle K
He bought a lottery ticket and a soda drink
The cashier gave him a mean eyed stink
Never guessing it was finally his lucky day

He's just a summer loser with a winner in his hand
He got stuck in Tucson without a good plan
He's just a summer loser on the 4th of July
Waiting for the monsoon with his luck to keep him dry

Tom left his home in Idaho
To help the hippies build a totem pole
South of town in Tumacacori, AZ
He got stuck with a one-way plan
June hit him like a frying pan
But that's when his meditations set him free

He's just a summer loser with a shovel in his hand
He got stuck in Tucson without an escape plan
He's just a summer loser on the 4th of July
Waiting for the monsoon with the spirit world to keep him high

We're just summer losers walking hand in hand
We got stuck again in Tucson without a good plan
We're all just summer losers on the 4th of July
Waiting for the monsoon with the AC cranked up high

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released August 12, 2023
Recorded and performed by: Gabrielle Pietrangelo

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Gabrielle Pietrangelo is an independent musician and song writer living in Tucson, Arizona.

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