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Artwork for If You Ain’t Got Nothin’ (You Ain’t Got Nothin’ to Lose) Bobby Bare

If You Ain’t Got Nothin’ (You Ain’t Got Nothin’ to Lose)

Bobby Bare

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  1. Written by Red Lane, also Walk On Out of My Mind (Waylon Jennings), He’ll Be Back (Lee Ann Womack) and Blackjack County Chain (Willie Nelson)

  2. Part of Ain’t Got Nothin’ to Lose, also Cold Day in Hell, Golden Memories and (I’m Not) A Candle in the Wind

  3. Written by Dan Wilson, also I’ve Gotta Sing (Wanda Jackson) and I Would Crawl All the Way (to the River) (The Oak Ridge Boys)

Worth knowing

Counted from cited credits on fono.

  • Red Lane wrote 36 songs on fono

  • Red Lane’s most frequent co-writer is Hank Cochran (4 songs together)

  • Red Lane first appears on fono in 1966, 16 years before this song

  • Dan Wilson first appears on fono in 1971, 11 years before this song

Credits

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Written by
Dan Wilson and Red Lane
Part of
Ain’t Got Nothin’ to Lose

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  1. 1MusicBrainz If You Ain’t Got Nothin’ (You Ain’t Got Nothin’ to Lose) was written by Dan Wilson

    If You Ain’t Got Nothin’ (You Ain’t Got Nothin’ to Lose) was written by Dan Wilson

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  2. 2MusicBrainz If You Ain’t Got Nothin’ (You Ain’t Got Nothin’ to Lose) was written by Red Lane

    If You Ain’t Got Nothin’ (You Ain’t Got Nothin’ to Lose) was written by Red Lane

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  3. 3MusicBrainz If You Ain’t Got Nothin’ (You Ain’t Got Nothin’ to Lose) is part of the release Ain’t Got Nothin’ to Lose

    If You Ain’t Got Nothin’ (You Ain’t Got Nothin’ to Lose) is part of the release Ain’t Got Nothin’ to Lose

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  4. 4MusicBrainz If You Ain’t Got Nothin’ (You Ain’t Got Nothin’ to Lose) was released on 1982

    If You Ain’t Got Nothin’ (You Ain’t Got Nothin’ to Lose) was released on 1982

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026