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‘Before kicking the chair out, Curt wondered how, even with blackjack, the house always seemed to win.’

This song is about the absolute folly of gambling (for any purpose other than fun).

lyrics

Probably not born smart,
if you think that you were born lucky
Pain or fortune, such is risk

But gold is always near
And the big wheels keep on spinning
You’re figuring someone’s got to win

They all laughed when you rode into town backwards on a mule2
They sent you home penniless

For the love of God, for the taste of whiskey
Those hungers they’ll…they’ll do you in

Now your luck's as dry as those antelope skulls2
Kissed by Sands3, then forgot

For the love of gold…


1. I thought they put Jesus on a mule backwards and drove him into town. I’m frustrated that I can’t find this image of ridicule (again) in my bibles.
2. Antelopes are not native to the United States, but we could really use some.
3. The Sands Hotel was an historic Las Vegas Hotel & Casino that operated from 1952 to 1996. -Nic

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from Live at Pyramid Atlantic (EP), released January 1, 2015
Lyrics N, Music S w/ N P

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American Sinner is a rock n' roll stiletto switchblade dance along the edge of a knife that opens up for stabbing. They are not your run-of-the-mill musical tricksters in harlequin unitards holding bouquets of flowers behind their backs. No!...they got it all -manliness like Bowie and femininity like Tina Turner. They got it all so when these boys are randy to rock, you better let 'em. ... more

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