Kentucky Gambler

He wanted more from life
 Than four kids and a wife
 And a job in the dark Kentucky mines
 A twenty-acre farm
 With a shacky house and barn
 That's all he had
 And all he left behind
 At gambling he was lucky
 So he left Kentucky
 Left behind his woman and his kids
 Into the gay casino
 In Nevada's town of Reno
 Kentucky gambler planned to get rich quick
 Kentucky gambler, who's gonna love your woman in Kentucky
 Who's gonna be the one to give her what she needs
 Kentucky gambler, who's gonna raise your children in Kentucky
 Who's gonna keep them fed and keep shoes on their feet
 
 At the gamblers' paradise
 Lady luck was on his side
 Kentucky gambler played his cards just right
 He won at everything he played
 Kentucky gambler had it made
 And he should have quit and gone on home that night
 But when you love the greenback dollar
 Sorrow's always bound to follow
 Reno dreams fade into neon amber
 And lady luck, she'll lead you on
 She'll stay awhile, and then she's gone
 You'd better go on home Kentucky gambler
 But a gambler never seems to stop
 'Til he loses all he's got
 And so, Kentucky gambler, he played on
 He played 'til he lost all he won
 He was right back where he started from
 Then he started wanting to go home
 Kentucky gambler, there ain't nobody waiting in Kentucky
 When you ran out, somebody else walked in
 Kentucky gambler, looks like you ain't really very lucky
 Seems to me a gambler loses much more than he wins
 So you think about it
 Kentucky gambler