Gamble Either Way

Chorus:

Though the deck is stacked against you
Win or lose, you have to play
The hand a life has dealt you
And It’s a gamble either way

On a dust road at 15 in a yellow cotton dress
With the desert sun like an angry dragon breathing down my neck
And the dry cracked plains would make me think of a prehistoric time
Or should I fear what lay before me less than what I'd left behind
A 15 year old girl don’t have no trouble hitching rides
But sometimes when you're riding free
You’ll pay the highest price
On back roads and in back seats
And in a cheap highway motel
But what’s a few more strangers in a life of nothing else

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16 caught me crying, underneath the scarlet light
On the door steps of a stranger on a cold and rainy night
When I walked into the parlour here
Other pieces seemed to fit
I was good at pleasing strangers
So I made the most of it

Either way it’s all a gamble
So view the stakes and know the odds
And lay your cards upon the table
Do all the dealing from the top

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