Nobody Wins (Kris Kristofferson song)

"Nobody Wins"
Song by Kris Kristofferson
from the album Jesus Was a Capricorn
ReleasedNovember 1972 (1972-11)
Studio
GenreOutlaw country
Length3:06
LabelMonument Records
SongwriterKris Kristofferson
ProducerFred Foster

"Nobody Wins" is a song written and originally recorded by American singer-songwriter, Kris Kristofferson. It was originally an album track on his 1972 LP, Jesus Was a Capricorn. His version received a positive critical response in the years that followed. The song's most commercially-successful version was recorded by American singer Brenda Lee. Her 1973 single rose into the US country top ten and became her first top ten recording in the genre. It was later released on her 1973 studio album, Brenda.