A Vegas Story (Gift Horse Album Version)-Lost Dogs

[ti:A Vegas Story (Gift Horse Album Version)] [ar:Lost Dogs] [al:Gift Horse] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]A Vegas Story (Gift Horse Album Version) - Lost Dogs [00:20.13]I heard the law came down in Vegas town [00:24.78]They no longer fear the mob [00:28.10] [00:29.18]Told my wife and kids it's a business trip [00:33.06] [00:34.03]Daddy's only doin' his job [00:36.33] [00:37.81]So I emptied out the savings account [00:42.22]Sure that I could beat the odds [00:45.29] [00:46.22]And though you might not rate a desert grave [00:50.44] [00:51.18]That town still steals and robs [00:54.21] [00:57.80]For free drinks and a dream [01:01.95]I gave them my wallet [01:04.68] [01:06.49]I rolled the dice and upped my price [01:10.39] [01:10.90]A soul for sale they bought it [01:13.68] [01:14.87]Now a billion lights gleam [01:17.38]They're twinkling 'bove this dead broke alcoholic [01:22.54] [01:24.05]And I lost everything [01:26.83] [01:28.33]To free drinks and a dream [01:32.91] [01:38.78]The day I sold my car [01:41.54]I hit the bar across from my cheap motel room [01:46.34] [01:47.37]That's when I thought hard about just gettin' out [01:51.99]Of this bright and lavish tomb [01:55.03] [01:56.06]But this place don't sleep on it's promise to keep [02:01.03]A light on against the gloom [02:04.16] [02:04.72]She says maybe you got one more shot [02:09.27]And that's the lie that's been my ruin [02:12.63] [02:14.08]For free drinks and a dream [02:18.39]I gave them my wallet [02:21.22] [02:22.53]I rolled the dice and upped my price [02:27.32]A soul for sale they bought it [02:29.87] [02:31.29]Now a billion lights gleam [02:33.89]They're twinkling 'bove this dead broke alcoholic [02:38.89] [02:40.47]And I lost everything [02:43.48] [02:44.65]To free drinks and a dream [02:49.06] [02:52.29]A dream of livin' your years out [02:53.75] [02:56.19]With just a little ease [02:58.02] [02:59.91]Where a man can afford to be ill [03:01.69]And that extra bill won't bring him to his knees [03:06.16] [03:08.44]Now I'm so alone I can't go home [03:12.82]How could a family understand [03:15.57] [03:17.05]That your love for them can do you in [03:21.13] [03:21.84]Make you a desperate man [03:24.46] [03:26.08]Though youth is gone still the heart draws you on [03:30.27]To devise foolhardy plans [03:33.45] [03:34.32]You set aside your guilt for kingdoms built [03:38.85] [03:39.80]On shifting desert sands [03:42.15] [03:43.54]For free drinks and a dream [03:47.61]I gave them my wallet [03:50.75] [03:52.33]I rolled the dice and upped my price [03:56.75]A soul for sale they bought it [03:59.31] [04:00.77]Now a billion lights gleam [04:03.67]They're twinkling 'bove this dead broke alcoholic [04:08.48] [04:09.84]And I lost everything [04:12.46] [04:14.15]To free drinks and a dream [04:17.78] [04:18.50]Oh my soul to [04:21.27] [04:22.82]And I lost everything [04:26.23] [04:27.26]To free drinks and a dream