Country music star Randy Travis co-wrote “Better Class of Losers” with Alan Jackson and released it in December 1991 as the third single from his album High Lonesome. The song peaked at number 2 in both the United States and Canada. Travis’ performance earned him the Grammy nomination for ‘Best Male Country Vocal Performance’—his fifth nomination in that category.
“Better Class Of Losers” Music Video
“Better Class Of Losers” Lyrics
I’m getting out of this high-rise penthouse suite
Where we pretend life’s rosy and sweet
I’m going back to the folks that I used to know
Where everyone is what they seems to be
And these high-class friends that you like to hang around
When they look my way they’re always looking down
I’m tired of spending every dime I make
To finance this way of life I’ve learned to hate
I’m going back to a better class of loser
This up-town living’s really got me down
I need friends who don’t pay their bills on home computers
And who buy their coffee beans already ground
You think it’s disgraceful that they drink three-dollar wine
But a better class of loser suits me fine
You say the grass is greener on the other side
From where I stand I can’t see grass at all
And the concrete and the steel won’t change the way you feel
It takes more than caviar to have a ball
I’m going back to a better class of loser
This up-town living’s really got me down
I need friends who don’t pay their bills on home computers
And who buy their coffee beans already ground
You think it’s disgraceful that they drink three-dollar wine
But a better class of loser suits me fine
You think it’s disgraceful that they drink three-dollar wine
But a better class of loser suits me fine
