Low Whistle Moon

Verse 1

Cards on the table and a gun in the drawer

Faded aces and a broken door

Rode in from the desert with nothing to prove

Lost every hand that I ever loved

Dust on my boots and salt in my mouth

Blowing through towns south of the south

Dealt my soul for a pocket of silver

Now the wind just calls my name a whisper

Pre-Chorus

Somewhere a woman hums a tune

Somewhere a bell rings too soon

Chorus

I'm a gambler soldier of fortune

Betting my bones on the moon

I ride where the low whistle whistles

And I lose and I lose and I lose

Verse 2

She sang from the porch in a faded red dress

Asked me to stay and I promised her less

Left her my rifle and half of my heart

Took the long road and fell apart

Pre-Chorus

Somewhere a lantern burns low

Somewhere my shadow wants to go

Chorus

I'm a gambler soldier of fortune

Betting my bones on the moon

I ride where the low whistle whistles

And I lose and I lose and I lose

Bridge

Saddlebags heavy with other men's gold

Every town tells me I'm too old

Pour me a drink for the man I ain't been

Pour one for her and her weathered skin

Chorus

I'm a gambler soldier of fortune

Betting my bones on the moon

I ride where the low whistle whistles

And I lose and I lose and I lose

Outro

(I lose and I lose)

(Mm-hmm)

(I lose and I lose)