Dolly Parton - Gamble Either Way Lyrics
Being born was the worse and the first mistake I ever madeThe doctor didnt spank me, he just slapped me in the faceAnd the cup of love was always quenching someone elses thirstLeaving me to swallow the bitter taste of hurtcause I was raised an orphanNever wanted as a kid until the year I turned 13Then everybody did, strangers pass me back and forthMen just took me as they pleasedAnd others had a cinderella slave to cook and clean and weepChorus:Though the deck is stacked against youWin or lose, you have to playThe hand a life has dealt youAnd its a gamble either wayOn a dust road at 15 in a yellow cotton dressWith the desert sun like an angry dragon breathing down my neckAnd the dry cracked plains would make me think of a prehistoric timeOr should I fear what lay before me less than what Id left behindA 15 year old girl dont have no trouble hitching ridesBut sometimes when youre riding freeYoull pay the highest priceOn back roads and in back seatsAnd in a cheap highway motelBut whats a few more strangers in a life of nothing elseRepeat chorus16 caught me crying, underneath the scarlet lightOn the door steps of a stranger on a cold and rainy nightWhen I walked into the parlour hereOther pieces seemed to fitI was good at pleasing strangersSo I made the most of itEither way its all a gambleSo view the stakes and know the oddsAnd lay your cards upon the tableDo all the dealing from the topRepeat chorus
