Lucky Penny

Jokers turn to Kings and diamonds to dust

I tried to beat the house but every hand was a bust

Another day ends, another begins

Another night sleeping on needles and pins

I keep rolling where the bad wind blows

I keep running, but the trouble follows

Ain't no telling where I'm gonna end up

This lucky penny's been nothing but bad luck

Bad luck

Bad luck

Bad luck

My rusty old rings are coming undone

Fraying on the seams every mile that I run

Another bad move, another dead stop

Another wrong turn on the way to the top

I keep rolling where the bad wind blows

I keep running, but the trouble follows

Ain't no telling where I'm gonna end up

This lucky penny's been nothing but bad luck

Bad luck

Bad luck

I've been playing to lose and dying to win

A compassionate heart without a dollar to mend

Deep in the red between the white lines

It's a long road ahead and a long one behind

I keep rolling where the bad wind blows

I keep running, but the sorrow follows

Ain't no telling where I'm gonna end up

This lucky penny's been nothing but bad luck

Bad luck

Bad luck

Bad luck

Bad luck