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wiseoldbartender
Well, I'm an overthinker, a daydreamer
A heavy drinker
An in-betweener
Proppin' up the bar
Like it's gonna fall down
A heavy drinker
An in-betweener
Proppin' up the bar
Like it's gonna fall down
Down in a crap game
I've been losing at roulette
Cards are bound to break me
But I ain't busted yet
I've been losing at roulette
Cards are bound to break me
But I ain't busted yet
And in that weightlessness
That comes with good luck
The one thing you don't expect
Is feeling the drop
That comes with good luck
The one thing you don't expect
Is feeling the drop
Now in the morning, I sleep alone
Sweep the streets I used to own
I used to roll the dice
Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
Sweep the streets I used to own
I used to roll the dice
Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
We don't hope for makin' things better
All we want is to keep it together
Every day is a rainy day
No changin' the weather
All we want is to keep it together
Every day is a rainy day
No changin' the weather
You don't have to sit around
Depressed about the way
That luck deceived you
Fortune sailed away, you missed that boat
And found that you'd been left behind
Depressed about the way
That luck deceived you
Fortune sailed away, you missed that boat
And found that you'd been left behind
On and on you grasp and guess
And search for patterns in the mess
Of what has been, and what is left
To yet endure
And search for patterns in the mess
Of what has been, and what is left
To yet endure
I'm such a misfit
I've got 52 assistants
That distract me from the sweetness
That I lost long ago
I've got 52 assistants
That distract me from the sweetness
That I lost long ago
A rat always knows
When he's in with weasels
Here you lose a little every day
Well, I remember when a million was a million
They all have ways to make you pay
When he's in with weasels
Here you lose a little every day
Well, I remember when a million was a million
They all have ways to make you pay
He deals the cards to find the answer
The sacred geometry of chance
The hidden law of a probable outcome
The numbers lead a dance
The sacred geometry of chance
The hidden law of a probable outcome
The numbers lead a dance
So you might give yourself away
And pay full price for each mistake
But when the candy-coating
Hides the razor blade
You can cut yourself loose and use that rage
And pay full price for each mistake
But when the candy-coating
Hides the razor blade
You can cut yourself loose and use that rage
You think
One drink
Will shrink you
'Til you're underground
And living down
One drink
Will shrink you
'Til you're underground
And living down
And you could have it all
My empire of dirt
I will let you down
I will make you hurt
My empire of dirt
I will let you down
I will make you hurt
His shoulders ache all over
And his brain is sore
He pours a drink
And listens to his body thaw
And his brain is sore
He pours a drink
And listens to his body thaw
I'm a wicked old soul
Nowhere left to go
At the beck and call
Of the man on the radio
Raise a glass for the empty-hearted
Too far gone to know when it started
Nowhere left to go
At the beck and call
Of the man on the radio
Raise a glass for the empty-hearted
Too far gone to know when it started
This world is beatin' me down
And it's pushed me right to the brink
I take a shot every time
because, man, it helps me escape
And it's pushed me right to the brink
I take a shot every time
because, man, it helps me escape
And I've been a fool and I've been blind
I can never leave the past behind
I can see no way, I can see no way
I'm always dragging that horse around
I can never leave the past behind
I can see no way, I can see no way
I'm always dragging that horse around
The quiet scares me
'Cause it screams the truth
Please don't tell me
That we had that conversation
I won't remember, save your breath
'Cause it screams the truth
Please don't tell me
That we had that conversation
I won't remember, save your breath
A heart that's full up like a landfill
A job that slowly kills you
Bruises that won't heal
You look so tired, unhappy
A job that slowly kills you
Bruises that won't heal
You look so tired, unhappy
I'm a beat down
Washed up, son of a bitch
I got one more cigarette
And all my money is spent, but I'ma
Be damned if I let it keep me down
Washed up, son of a bitch
I got one more cigarette
And all my money is spent, but I'ma
Be damned if I let it keep me down
He only wanted more time
Away from the darkest door
But his luck it gave in
As the dawn light crept in
And he lay on the floor
Away from the darkest door
But his luck it gave in
As the dawn light crept in
And he lay on the floor
So stop the pragmatic interventions
Just nod and say you'll understand
Pretend I'm not being
An unreasonable arsehole
And hold onto my hand
Just nod and say you'll understand
Pretend I'm not being
An unreasonable arsehole
And hold onto my hand
Who am I? Don't feel like me
I'm stuck inside this fever dream
What's the point of tomorrow
If it's at the end of a bottle?
I'm stuck inside this fever dream
What's the point of tomorrow
If it's at the end of a bottle?
The past was his torture
The future held his hope
Until he chose his fortune
As the curse of the fold
The future held his hope
Until he chose his fortune
As the curse of the fold
Everybody knows that the dice are loaded
Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed
Everybody knows the war is over
Everybody knows the good guys lost
Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed
Everybody knows the war is over
Everybody knows the good guys lost
Can you help the hopeless?
Well, I'm begging on my knees
Can you save my bastard soul?
Will you wait for me?
Well, I'm begging on my knees
Can you save my bastard soul?
Will you wait for me?
See I was betting the odds
Hoping everything would pay off
But it's just a facade
I lost the wager
And now I'm left with the scars
Hoping everything would pay off
But it's just a facade
I lost the wager
And now I'm left with the scars
You know I'm born to lose
And gambling's for fools
But that's the way I like it, baby
I don't want to live forever
And gambling's for fools
But that's the way I like it, baby
I don't want to live forever
And these are the reasons
I don't even think I would quit
And these are the reasons
I can't even see straight
And these are the ones whom
I know it so deeply affects
And I am left wondering how
I would function without it
I don't even think I would quit
And these are the reasons
I can't even see straight
And these are the ones whom
I know it so deeply affects
And I am left wondering how
I would function without it
And all the morons
And all the stooges with their coins
They're the ones who make the rules
It's not a game it's just a rout
And all the stooges with their coins
They're the ones who make the rules
It's not a game it's just a rout
Code by Yuff
