Need to Lose

Starin' at my cards like they owe me somethin'
 Workin' on a ragged hand
 I can see the reaper sittin' at the table
 And I know that he's got a plan
 Must've wanted my heart to break
 Turnin' a mirage into a lake
 I'm comin' over the mountain and I'm pumping the brakes
 Workin' on a full card straight
 Everybody's always askin'
 Why do what I do
 I don't gamble 'cause I want to win, boys
 I gamble 'cause I need to lose
 Got some miles on the engine
 No way to roll back the clock
 I wouldn't do it even if I could
 I gotta play 'til the music stops
 Learned too late, sing the blues
 Let the dirt get on these shoes
 You want to find the queen, you got some pawns to lose
 Darlin' I'd tell you the truth
 Everybody's always askin'
 Why do what I do
 I don't gamble 'cause I want to win, boys
 I gamble 'cause I need to lose
 I need to lose
 I need to lose
 I need to lose
 I need to lose
 I gamble 'cause I need to lose
 Somebody call the doctor
 Something wrong with me
 I know there's something missin'
 What it is I just can't see
 It's down in my chest, dark aches and pains
 I know I got a screw loose inside of my brain
 And everybody's always askin'
 Why do what I do
 I don't gamble 'cause I want to win, boys
 I gamble 'cause I need to lose
 Everybody's always askin'
 Why do what I do
 I don't gamble 'cause I want to win, boys
 I gamble 'cause I need to lose
 I need to lose
 I need to lose
 I need to lose
 I need to lose
 I gamble 'cause I need to lose