Back when I was still in school I got taught as a rule That my heart could always fool my head So I tripped and fell a lot, learning what true love was
Im a Rambler, I'm a Gambler, I'm a long way from my home If the people don't like me they can leave me alone Come sit down beside me, come sit down right
I went down to the corner, just to meet my gal I found her standing on the sidewalk, talking to my pal I strolled back to the bar room, to get another
There's a place in the world For a gambler There's a burden that only He can bear There's a place in the world For a gambler And he sees Oh, yes he sees
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Dark clouds moving in, just one fall of rain could wash away, wash away the pain. Just one ray of sun, to warm my skin, and rid me from the cold your
Born a natural loser, I can't recall just where Raised on pool and poker, and a dollar here and there Blackjack hand, dealer man, you'd better pay off
I've been a gypsy for a thousand years A victim of circumstance I go wherever my destiny calls I'm caught in a game of chance I stand on the outside,
Your hips are swaying and your eyes are saying that you need two gamblers for this game you're playing, and I might want you, but I don't need you and
On the warm summer's eve on a train bound for nowhere I met up with a gambler we were both too tired to sleep So we took turns starin' out window at the
Come around you rovin' gamblers and a story I will tell About the greatest gambler, you all should know him well His name was Will O' Conley and he gambled
The wheels forever spinning The dice are thrown and scatter The words are all of winning But only numbers matter We bet on our existence We'll last another
Here, long before the clear, I was here Singing songs alone, in empty rooms And I can't forget your voice, it's crystal clear I hear it callin' out, and
I thought I was a gambler Broke ev'ry shark in town Until I met a rounder Who called all I put down We laid the cards on the table He drew an ace high
Lying awake at night, I'm staring at the ceiling. Nobody at my door, but I sense something more. Impatience fills my mind, it's getting hard to try
THE WHEELS'FOREVER SPINNING THE DICE ARE THROWN AND SCATTER THE WORDS ARE ALL OF WINNING BUT ONLY NUMBERS MATTER WE BET ON OUR EXISTENCE WE'LL LAST
Gambler, gambler I'm a gambler, and I will take you by surprise Gambler, I'll aim this straight between your eyes Gambler, yeah I know all the words
Can you see it when it's coming? Feel the danger, got you running For the color, disappearing So much gray skin is appearing They never see the day of