I Gambled With the Devil

There's holes in all my pockets No more money do they hold My hands can't go much deeper Trying to shield them from the cold I've got 'bout fifteen dollars Rolled and stuffed inside my boot Got it from a pawn shop Where I went and sold my suit The road to where I'm going Is one I've never been before I've gambled all I own away I'm looking for a score All my life's possessions Are scattered cross the land In pawn shops and casinos In the mountains and the sand I gambled with the devil Didn't win, had no chance Now, I'm hitching it to nowhere With empty pockets in my pants A dealer with a lucky streak And me on my last legs Now, I'm one step up from dying I'm now one of the worlds dregs The money in my left boot Won't last long when I hit town I'll find the first casino And my sorrows I will drown Be it on the tables Or at the bar telling my tale It won't last long no matter But my soul still ain't for sale I gambled with the devil Didn't have a chance at all It's amazing that the distance That there is for one to fall It didn't take a decade And it didn't take a year But, I'm one step from the bottom Aching hard for my next beer I'm hitching it to nowhere But, I'll know when I arrive Don't know how long I'll stay there Or how long I will survive I've got holes in all my pockets All I own is on my back I gambled with the devil He took red, and I took black.