The Wheel Songtext
von Philip Bowen

"Captain weighed the anchor – head out from the shore
Say goodbye to Tampa, he don′t live there anymore
Floated up the Gulf Coast - straight to New Orleans
Sinnin' on a riverboat, and livin′ low and mean

Felt he had a sure thing, put it all on red
But that demon wheel kept spinning, and bad luck struck again
So he begged and borrowed broke and stole, just to give it one more try
But that hole it is a deep one, once you fall down inside


Now he's begging for a blessing - from some city on a hill
He ain't really tried to change much - I guess he never will
See him crawl back up the gangway, and spy an old familiar friend
The Devil promising salvation - If he just spins the wheel again (2x)

Well he can′t run home to mama, and daddy′s in the grave
Had a hallmark family once, and he threw them all away
All the paper in his pockets, and the silver in his shoes
Carry him back to the table, like a hangman to the noose.

Now he's begging for a blessing - from some city on a hill
He ain′t really tried to change much - I guess he never will
See him crawl back up the gangway, and spy an old familiar friend
The Devil promising salvation - if he just spins the wheel again (2x)

Captain weighed the anchor – head out from the shore
Say goodbye to Tampa, he don't live there anymore

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