The Gambler Song

from Masquerader by Alv McMartin

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lyrics

Hello, hello, it’s been so long
The game has just started
But my timing is wrong
Hello, hello, descended so low
A stroke of luck to save me
That I cannot afford

Gambling with my odds
Getting weary, full of pity
I betrayed my own folks
Like a shadow, wandering spirit
That night you told me ‘Darling
You better watch your back’
Was proud, my ears were despising
And now I can barely stand

Hello, hello, it’s been so long
The train already left
I didn’t hear any call
Hello, hello, the chance is remote
My cards are on the table
But my pieces at home

Uncle Bob used to warn me
Ain’t no win with a losing hand
My assurance was totally groundless
And my bets were disproportionately high
Found myself down in the alley
At the back of an old bawdyhouse
My clothes stained by my dry blood
And my bones broken by the ones that I loved

Hello, hello, it’s been so long
The lesson’s been abrupt
But the recovery slow
Hello, hello, destruction and loss
The ones I called my friends
Revealed themselves as my foes

Hello, hello, it’s been so long
Was looking for asylum
But the help didn’t come
Hello, hello, I’m desperate now
I’m sitting at your table
With a gun in my coat

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from Masquerader, track released September 1, 2016
Written by Alv McMartin

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