If I Ever Find a Winning Hand

from Under Gypsy Moon EP by Pat Kane

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the man on the moon is singing the blues this morning
its 3am and he's howling for his darlin'
she's down on the ground ringing her clothes in the sunshine
wasting time just laughing to keep from crying

if i ever find that winning hand gonna buy you a ticket to the promised land
but if i come down with nothing to show
mark my words i'll take you home

the queen is getting drunk thinking about leaving
the king's on the ground passed out and bleeding
the fool's in the corner jumping for his freedom
by and by the night will come and lead them away

if i ever find that winning hand gonna buy you a ticket to the promised land
but if i come down with nothing at all
ill be standing still the dice will roll

i've always been a gambling man
roll them bones with both of my hands
might get lucky i might get killed
might get busted but I'm rolling still

if i ever find that winning hand gonna buy you a ticket to the promised land
but if i come down with nothing to show
mark my words i'll take you home

johnny's got the banker at the point of his knife
they both got kids they both got a wife
only one cat is gonna make it out alive
johnny's going away for the rest of his life

if i ever find that winning hand gonna buy you a ticket to the promised land
but if i come down with nothing but tears
it's gonna worry my soul all of my years

i never played for nothing but thrills
one mans pleasure is another mans will
some like water and some like gin
the other drinks whiskey because he knows he'll never win

if i ever find that winning hand gonna buy you a ticket to the promised land
but if i come down with nothing to show
mark my words i'll take you home

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from Under Gypsy Moon EP, track released August 29, 2014
words and music copyright pat kane 2014

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