The Ballad of Jenny Ledge

Jenny was raised in a house of cards
 A face that could hijack your breath
 The legs of a thoroughbred
 That's what they said of Jenny Ledge
 Into the fray with a royal flush
 Determined to bring home the gold
 And drink from the fountainhead
 That's what she said, my Jenny Ledge
 How I wished I could answer her prayer
 To be held by an honest man
 How I wanted to always be there
 But my love was not in her plan
 Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
 Tempted by half-Elvis, half-man-about-town
 And a life of ease
 She runs off with the Vegas King
 I've nowhere to stand, I can't understand
 Why Jenny won't wait for me
 Later I held her and asked her why
 "This is my house, and this is my car
 And this is my bed"
 That's what she said, my Jenny Ledge
 Just a slave to security
 She has forgotten the urge to win
 All she has is a king and a pair
 And a tear for what might have been
 Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
 Tempted by half-Elvis, half-man-about-town
 And a life of ease
 She runs off with the Vegas King
 I've nowhere to stand, I can't understand
 Why Jenny won't wait for me
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 So this is the ballad of Jenny Ledge
 My anger unspoken
 My eyes are learning to cry instead
 Love is dead for Jenny Ledge
 Once she stood with the world at her feet
 And the love of an honest man
 Now she sleeps while the world marches by
 In the care of an also-ran
 Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
 Tempted by half-Elvis, half-man-about-town
 And a life of ease
 She runs off with the Vegas King
 I've nowhere to stand, I can't understand
 Tempted by half-Elvis, half-man-about-town
 And a life of ease
 She runs off with the Vegas King
 I've nowhere to stand, I can't understand
 My Jenny won't wait for me
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 Feels so lonely
 I could die
 Ooh
 Oh, my darlin'
 I love you
 And I always will
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 Don't be cruel
 Don't be cruel
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 Don't be cruel
 To a heart that's true