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A Vegas Story Lyrics by Lost Dogs

Gift Horse

1999

[Verse 1: Gene Eugene]
I heard the law came down in Vegas town
They no longer fear the mob
Told my wife and kids, It's a business trip
Daddy's only doin' his job
So I emptied out the savings account
Sure that I could beat the odds
Soon learned you might not rate a desert grave
That town still steals and robs

[Chorus: Gene Eugene]
For free drinks and a dream
I gave them my wallet
I rolled the dice and upped my price
A soul for sale, they bought it
Now a billion lights gleam, they're twinkling
'Bove this dead broke alcoholic
And I lost everything
To free drinks and a dream

[Verse 2: Michael Roe]
The day I sold my car, I hit the bar
Across from my cheap motel room
That's when I thought hard about just gettin' out
Of this bright and lavish tomb
But this place don't sleep on its promise to keep
A light on against the gloom
She says, "Maybe you got one more shot"
And that's the lie that's been my ruin

[Chorus: Michael Roe]
For free drinks and a dream
I gave them my wallet
I rolled the dice and upped my price
A soul for sale, they bought it
Now a billion lights gleam, they're twinkling
'Bove this dead broke alcoholic
And I lost everything
To free drinks and a dream

[Spoken: Terry Scott Taylor]
A dream of livin' your years out
With just a little ease
Where a man can afford to be ill, and that extra bill
Doesn't bring him to his knees

[Verse 3: Terry Scott Taylor]
Now I'm so alone, I can't go home
How could a family understand?
That your love for them can do you in
Make you a desperate man
Though youth is gone, still the heart draws you on
To devise foolhardy plans
You set aside your guilt for kingdoms built
On shifting desert sands

[Chorus: Michael Roe]
For free drinks and a dream
I gave them my wallet
I rolled the dice and upped my price
A soul for sale, they bought it
Now a billion lights gleam, they're twinkling
'Bove this dead-broke alcoholic
And I lost everything
To free drinks and a dream

[Outro: Terry Scott Taylor]
Oh Lord, my soul redeem
'Cause I lost everything
To free drinks
And a dream
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Lost Dogs

Lost Dogs

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"A Vegas Story" appears on "Gift Horse" in 1999.

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