Dolly Parton — 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 gambler's 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 waitin' in Kentucky When you ran out, somebody else walked in Kentucky gambler, looks like you aren't really very luck Seems to me a gambler loses much more than he wins So you think about it, Kentucky gambler