About The Song
“Better Class of Losers” is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Randy Travis. It was released in December 1991 as the third single from his album High Lonesome. It peaked at number 2 in both the United States and Canada. Travis co-wrote this song with Alan Jackson. Travis’ performance earned him the Grammy nomination for Best Male Country Vocal Performance, his fifth nomination in that category.
The song is narrated from the point of view of a husband, who married a woman from “high society.” Over the course of their relationship, he has grown to dislike both her friends and the high-class lifestyle she leads, and has announced his intent to associate with people who live a much simpler lifestyle, referring that they “buy their coffee beans already ground” and not “pay their bills on home computers” (which, in 1991, was a rarity).
However, the song is ambiguous as to the meaning of “going back.” Though the narration is directed towards the wife, it is unclear whether he intends to seek a divorce, or simply stop attending high society functions with her.
The music video was directed by Jim Shea, and features Travis walking through various sets that convey the song’s description, such as a high-rise penthouse set to a farm style set.
Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuL8g2Szse0
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 seem to be
And these high class friends that you like to hang around
When they look my way they’re always looking down
And 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 losers
Well, this up town living’s really got me down
I need friends who don’t pay their bills on home computers
And they buy their coffee beans already ground
And you think it’s disgraceful that they drink three dollar wine
But a better class of loser suits me fine
Well, you said the grass is greener on the other side
But from where I stand I can’t see grass at all
And the concrete and the steel that changed the way you feel
And it takes more than caviar to have a ball
I’m going back to a better class of loser
Well, this up town living’s really got me down
I need friends who don’t pay their bills on home computers
And they buy their coffee beans already ground
And you think it’s disgraceful that they drink three dollar wine
But a better class of loser suits me fine
Yes, a better class of loser just suits me fine