The Gambler's Chain (Extended 1)

Verse 1

Dirt

Hammer hits

Swing it low

Shackles bite the bone

Sun is burning my back

Empty pockets and a hollow soul

Lost my silver

Lost my gold

On a card I shouldn't have played

Chorus

Give it back

Please just give it back

I need a win

I need a win

God I need a win

I'm down bad

I'm down so bad

Verse 2

Rags

Sweat and salt

Water boy won't come

Dealer took my last dime

Threw my life away for a ten

Begging for mercy

Begging for luck

Begging for anything but this

One more chance

Just one more

I can feel the tilt coming on

Chorus

Give it back

Please just give it back

I need a win

I need a win

God I need a win

I'm down bad

I'm down so bad

Bridge

Broken man

Broken mind

Broken hand

I did it again

I really did it again

Why did I do it again

Verse 3

Iron

Cold and gray

Rusty chains rattle

Everything is gone now

House is gone and mother's crying

Crack the whip

Crack the sky

Crack my spirit in two pieces

Never enough

Always more

Digging my own deep grave

Chorus

Give it back

Please just give it back

I need a win

I need a win

God I need a win

I'm down bad

I'm down so bad

Outro

I'm

Verse 1

Roll

Ivory dice

I lost the silver

Now I pay the heavy price

Lord

Oh Lord

He took my pride

I got nowhere left to hide

Chorus

Swing low

Sweet Bossman

Carry me home

Swing low

Sweet Bossman

Carry me home

Carry me home

Carry me home

Verse 2

Dust

Verse 7

Bad

News again

Deputy is my only friend

Walked me down to the intake floor

Orange suit

Canvas shoes

Trading in my rhythm for the blues

System got its heavy grip

Waiting for my mind to slip

Verse 8

Shrink

Asks me why

Why I let the well run dry

I just look at my busted hand

Ratdad’s there

Squealing loud

Pointed finger in a crowd

Complaining 'bout the way I breathe

Waiting for the time to leave

Bridge

Dry wall crumbling

Floorboards trembling

Right hook landing

Nobody standing

One more crater

Fix it later

Keep on talking till I break

Verse 9

Trance

In the chair

Twelve steps leading to nowhere

Healing is a bitter pill

Stitches itch

Scabs are red

Ratdad living in my head

Slamming doors and yelling names

Adding fuel to all the flames

Chorus

Swing low

Sweet Bossman

Carry me home

Swing low

Sweet Bossman

Carry me home

Carry me home

Carry me home

Outro

Spackle and paint

Sinner and saint

Quiet the rat

Give me my hat

Carry me home

Carry me home

Just let me go home

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