I am the rovin' gambler, I've gambled all around Whenever I meet with the deck of cards, I lay my money down I lay my money down, I lay my money down
All the noise and the voices are screaming what they have to say And the headlines and sound bites are giving me demons to hate And the man on TV, he
Country roads, old theater marquee signs Parkin' lots and billboards flyin' by Spanish moss, little hick town-squares Wild roses on a river bank Girl,
These old boots still got a lot of ground, they ain't covered yet There's at least another million miles under these old bus treads So if you think I'
Becky was a beauty from south Alabama Her daddy had a heart like a nine pound hammer Think he even did a little time in the slammer What was I thinkin
Bartenders, barstools and barmaids A jukebox and a pocket full of change Just a few of my favorite things Bartenders, barstools and barmaids Bartenders
Everyday I swim an ocean Fightin' your memory like endless waves I surrender to the truth, I'll always love you But I know someday, I'm gonna reach the
Rollin' into the fast lane on the leavin' side of town Just me and the dreams I've left undone There's a lot of roads that I could point this Chevy down
I learned how to write it when I first started school Some bully didn't like it he said it didn't sound too cool So I had to hit him and all I said when
Designer names and diamond rings are just some of the finer things I thought it took to keep her satisfied But a bank account and credit cards, a circle
Everytime I hear that whistle whine From a lonesome locomotive comin' down the line It carries my mind away to another place in time When train travelin
Take your suitcase and take your heart Take a train to the boulevard My love will follow you My love will follow you You can try to lose yourself downtown
There's things in my life That I've been missin' The touch of a woman And lovin' after dark Come here lately The woman I've been kissin' She comes from
Midnight, stop light, happens every time pretty girl in a car No resemblance what so ever I wonder how you are Constant question pounding in my brain
That old picture frame keeps hangin' round 'Cause I ain't ready yet to take it down But every now and then I'll slam the door Shake it loose and she'll
I'm gonna build a fire in the middle of July Burn your pictures and go for a drive Down to the river and watch the ink from your love letters fade Come
That first kiss shook me up It rattled my cage with a tender touch Sweet and wild Girl, I could not get enough The grass was cool, we lost our minds
I must look just like a fool Here in the middle of the road Standin' there in your rearview And gettin' soaked to the bone This land is flat as it is