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Gambling Man

from BRH 2​.​0 by Black Road Home

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lyrics

The solitary stance of the empty man
On the side of an empty Vegas town
Heads of dead presidents drawn in the sand
As the ashes of the dollar bills fall from his hand
They're the debts of a gambling man
I am a gambling man

One more notch on my four-post bed
One more face I'll never see again
Three show-tunes at 2AM
As the cabaret bares witness to my one good hand
Five hard-eights before the sixth foes snake-eyed
Pillaging the winnings of the players who were free-riding
Side-by-side
With the one man throwing the two bones
And hitting up the winnings

Not so lucky
Not so lucky for them
Not so lucky
Not lucky until you can say

I have dreamt, I have seen
I survived the end of Americana
Empty lives and family ties
Burn bright in the fires of Americana

One chance taken is another chance lost
One more debt as the one man scoffs
Son I've been doing this since I was twelve
And just as crime doesn't pay it sure as hell don't sell
Four bones later with a tear in his eye
And his forlorn face in his two bad hands
The old man had lost nearly everything
As I laughed and said this is my damn game

Not so lucky
Not so lucky for them
Not so lucky
Not lucky until you can say

I have dreamt, I have seen
I survived the end of Americana
Empty lives and family ties
Burn bright in the fires of Americana

The happy little family start their lives
A doomed father, broken kids and a lonely wife
Floating on the winds of a dream long gone
As the blind, deaf patriot's song goes on
They're the debts of a gambling man
I am a gambling man

Yeah
I have dreamt, I have seen
I survived the end of Americana
Empty lives and family ties
Burn bright in the fires of Americana

I am a gambling man
I am a gambling man

The debts aren't paid
The debts are bleeding through

credits

from BRH 2​.​0, released February 12, 2011
Vocals and Lyrics - Steve Milligan
Guitars - Ian Locker
Bass - Paul Challinor
Drums - Greg Wood

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