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Numbers Game
Ben de la Cour
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The screen door's torn, the sky is grey
Four dirty little feet, two more on the way
Rock bottom, baby, that's you and me
Rent's past due, we got sixty-five dollars
So you head downtown to see Carlotta
Sometimes I wish I was a tree
Oh, it's a numbers game
You start out high, you get low down
There's broken hearts all over this town
Oh, it's a numbers game
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I was homecoming queen back in '96
But I stuck around town, Mama got sick
By the time she checked out, I was all alone
Growin' up poor means growin' up quick
And you meet a lot of folks on a double shift
Lined up at the clinic waitin' on your methadone
Oh, it's a numbers game
You start out high, you get low down
There's broken hearts all over this town
Oh, it's a numbers game
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Don't tell me to hold on
That it's brightest before the dawn
Like counting drops of falling rain
Oh, it's a numbers game
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Sky is black, my feet are wrecked
I smoke one last cigarette out on the steps
The kids are sleeping in a bed they've long outgrown
I walk by the kitchen to say goodnight
And I see your empty face in the TV light
I love you, baby, more than you could ever know
Oh, it's a numbers game
You start out high, you get low down
There's broken hearts all over this town
Oh, it's a numbers game
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