Bowed But Not Broken
Rory Gallagher
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When will you tire of those craps and casinos?
You've played every dice game from Vegas to Reno
But you can fight this compulsion
Keep believing your luck's in
But it's gone in a tailspin
Come Monday morning on the edge of the city
You held down a ride to Atlantic City
But the man wants payback
He'll put a bullet in your back
Make your face like a roadmap
I'm not broken
The shark's not jokin'
But you keep hopin'
The system can be beat
Cold afternoon in a town full of losers
Slob machine heaven with red-eyed juicers
But the man wants payed up
Before he starts all the rough stuff
For takin' the gloves off
When will you tire of those craps and casinos?
You've tried every dice game from Vegas to Reno
Staking all on that one throw
Then you run out the back door
On the run once more
A wet afternoon in a town full of losers
A soft machine heaven full of red-eyed juicers
But the man wants payed up
Before he starts all the rough stuff
For takin' the gloves off
I'm not broken
They're not jokin'
But you keep hopin'
The system can be beat
Can be beat
Can be beat
Can be beat
Can be beat