kentucky gambler

i wanted more from life

than four kids and a wife

and a job in a dark kentucky mine

a twenty acre farm

with a shackey house and barn

thats all i had and all i left behind. but at gambling

i was lucky

and so i left kentucky

and left behind my woman and my kids

into the gay casinos

of nevada's town of reno

this kentucky gambler planned to get rich quick. kentucky gambler who's going to love your woman in kentucky

yeah and who's going to be the one to give her all she needs

kentucky gambler

who's going to raise your children in kentucky

and who's going to keep them fed and keep them shoes on their feet. there at the gambler's paradise

lady luck was on my side

and this kentucky gambler played just right

hey

i wanted everything i played

i really thought i had it made

but i should have quit and gone on home that night. but when you love the green backed dollar

sorrow always bound to follow

and reno's dreams fade into neon amber

and lady luck

she'll lead you on

she'll stay a while

and then she's gone

you better go on home

kentucky gambler. but a gambler never seems to stop till he loses all he's got

and with a money-hungry fever

i played on

i played till i'd lost all i'd won

i was right back where i'd started from

then i started wanting to go home. kentucky gambler

there ain't nobody

waiting in kentucky

when i ran out

somebody else walked in

kentucky gambler

looks like you ain't really very lucky

and it seems to me a gambler loses much more than he wins. much more than he wins.