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I gambled and lost I learned the hard way it only takes one toss of the dice to lose your way I rambled and roamed I could not find my way I wagered my home and lost what I could not pay the cards were dealt through the smoky haze I learned to count them like I count my days sometimes you love life, sometimes you mock it but the gambler's ruin is an empty pocket I gambled for honey for sugar, spice, and gold for paper money for the one I could not hold I gambled and saw a vision of my soul go up in flame like straw the ashes dark and cold the cards were dealt through the smoky haze I learned to count them like I count my days sometimes you make love, sometimes you mock it but the gambler's ruin is an empty pocket I fell down and cried my tears overflowed from somewhere deep inside the jackpot of my soul that's when you found me and reached out your hand the mystery I could not understand the cards were dealt through the smoky haze I learned to count them like I count my days sometimes you love life, sometimes you knock it but the gambler's ruin is an empty pocket [click on the voiceover link above to listen to this song]
I am using this rhyme structure as an example of how to writer a poem when people want to be able turn it into a song. Thank you for the engaging story of this piece and the learning experience on structure, that it has given me.
I forgot to ask, who is singing this song? He sounds a little like Johnny Cash!