Lottery

I was nineteen and you were twenty-three

We stayed in number four, Ferdinand Street

We spent five talking

Bout our lives

But we talked like that

About a thousand times

And I’m bored of all that

You used to tell me that love is a lottery

And you got your numbers and you’re betting on me

You used to say that Love is a game but

You got your numbers and you’re betting on me

I’ll tell you about a guy that I’ve been with

You ask how old is he and I laugh, twenty-six

Nah, but he’s thirty

How messed up is that?

Oh forget it, he says

I’m a jealous man

And I don’t want talk about that

You used to tell me that love is a lottery

But you’ve got your numbers and you’re betting on me

You used to say that

Love is a game, but

You got your numbers and you’re betting on me

You’re still betting on me

Hold on my dear

Hold on real tight

It’s just a numbers game in my mind

And we’ve been here a thousand times

A thousand times

A thousand

You used to tell me that love is a lottery

But you’ve got your numbers and you’re betting on me

You used to say that

Love is a game, but

You got your numbers and you’re playing anyway

You used to tell me that love is a lottery

But you’ve got your numbers and you’re betting on me

You used to tell me that love is a lottery

But you’ve got your numbers and you’re betting on me

Are you still betting on me?