Leaving Las Vegas         
             
Life springs eternal 
On a gaudy neon street 
Not that I care at all 
I spent the best part of my losing streak 
In an Army Jeep 
For what I can't recall 
Oh I'm banging on my TV set 
And I check the odds 
And I place my bet 
I pour a drink 
And I pull the blind 
And I wonder what I'll find 

[Chorus] 
I'm Leaving Las Vegas 
Lights so bright 
Palm sweat, blackjack 
On a Saturday night 
Leaving Las Vegas 
Leaving for good, for good 
I'm leaving for good 
I'm leaving for good 

Used to be I could drive up to 
Barstow for the night 
Find some crossroad trucker 
To demonstrate his might 
But these days it seems 
Nowhere is far enough away 
So I'm leaving Las Vegas today 

Chorus 

I'm standing in the middle of the desert 
Waiting for my ship to come in 
But now no joker, no jack, no king 
Can take this loser hand 
And make it win 

Chorus 

I quit my job as a dancer 
At the Lido Des Girls 
Dealing blackjack until one or two 
Such a muddy line between 
The things you want 
And the things you have to do 

Chorus 

I'm leaving Las Vegas 
And I won't be back 
No I won't be back 
Not this time 


             
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