Who's Winnin'
Recording Artist: Chilliwack
Writers: Bill Henderson
Jim Vallance
Date Written: 1984
Albums: Looking In Looking Out (1984)
Audio:
 
Bill Henderson: guitar, vocals, keyboards
Ashley Mulford: guitar
Mo Foster: bass
Simon Phillips: drums
Backing vocals: Marc LaFrance, Camille Henderson, Saffron Henderson
  Produced by Bill Henderson.  Recorded by Bob Rock.  Mixed by Greg Ladanyl.
Comments:
I first met Bill Henderson in the early 1970's when my best friend Howard Froese joined Bill's band, Chilliwack.

I've long been a fan of Bill's singing and songwriting, and I was really pleased when he asked me to co-write Who's Winnin'.

Bill and I had the opportunity to get better acquainted during the 15 years we served on the board of SOCAN (Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada).

Bill is intelligent, thoughtful, principled, and a tireless champion of rights for music creators.
Lyrics:

Hot smoke is hangin' in the trees
Dead voices whisper in the rags and weeds
Caressing all that's left the ghosts recede
Nobody goes marching on
To the sound of a pounding drum

Who's winnin'
Who's winnin'
In the end what is left to defend
Who's winnin'

You get the picture as it's shot and shown
Do you think you really know what's goin' on
At six o'clock you get the parade of bones
And the battle goes marching on
To the sound of the pounding guns

Who's winnin'
Who's winnin'
In the end what is left to defend
Who's winnin'

Who's winnin'
Who's winnin'
In the end what is left to defend
Who's winnin'

You work and sweat until you get it right
Livin' inside this work-a-day world of ours
Who wants to see it all blow up at night

(guitar solo)

I got these questions in my mind
I got no answers but the simple kind
Gonna live my life and leave the rest behind
Let the battle go marching on
Someday it'll finally dawn

Who's winnin'
Who's winnin'
In the end what is left to defend
Who's winnin'

Who's winnin'
Who's winnin'
In the end what is left to defend
Who's winnin'

Who's winnin'
Who's winnin'
Who's winnin'
Who's winnin'

Who's winnin'
Who's winnin'
Who's winnin'

Who's winnin'