Never hit 17, when you play against the dealer
Cause you know That the odds won't ride with you
And never leave your women alone when your friends are out to steal her
She might be gambled and gone like summer wages
And we'll keep rolling on till we get to Vancouver
Cause the lady that I love she's living there
And it's been six long months or more since I've seen her
She might be gambled and gone like summer wages
In all the beer parlors all down the long main street
Dreams of the season are spilled down on the floor
Big stands of timber wait there just for falling
The Hookers standing watch for me, waiting by the door
So I work on them toes with my slippery city shoes
Though I swore I would never do that again
Through the great fog bound streets where the sea stands awaiting
I'll be far off and gone like summer wages
Never hit 17, when you play against the dealer
Cause you know That the odds won't ride with you
Never leave your women alone when your friends are out to steal her
She might be gambled and gone like summer wages
And the years are gambled and lost like summer wages