Ringo Starr

Released: September 25, 1970

Songwriter: Bobby Pierce

Producer: Pete Drake

[Verse]
There's a honky tonk in this town
They call the loser's lounge
And I guess I'm a charter member, you could say
Since love has turned me down
Nothing to do but hang around
And listen to all the fools who come to say

[Chorus]
That life is full of heartaches for a poor boy
'Cause a bank roll can turn his woman's head around
Ain't no use to try and run away or move to another town
'Cause anywhere a poor boy goes there's a loser's lounge

[Verse]
Had a real good friend named Sam
Said he just couldn't understand
Why in the world his sweet love let him down
But a rich man caught her eye
He had the money for things to buy
Now there's a brand new member down at the loser's lounge

[Chorus]
That life is full of heartaches for a poor boy
'Cause a bank roll can turn his woman's head around
Ain't no use to try and run away or move to another town
'Cause anywhere a poor boy goes there's a loser's lounge

[Outro]
Oh yeah

Best known as the drummer for The Beatles, Ringo Starr (born Richard Starkey, 1940) also had a moderately successful solo career (with hits like “It Don’t Come Easy” and “Photograph”) and was the narrator for Thomas The Tank Engine.

His country-infused nickname emerged from a tendency to wear rings on his fingers.

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