Alan Merrill - Numbers lyrics

When I come up to confusion As I go on down the road When I get so disillusioned At how it all unfolds I've had my expectations Spit out upon the street And the legal complications To make it all complete Who's running the numbers Who's a gambling man Who's running the numbers And who holds the winning hand? By the way I try retaining Everything that's sane to me By it slipping through my fingers Like the sand tossed by the sea If I ever tried pretending There was something to believe in If it's like I think it is Then it's still a mystery Who's running the numbers Who's a gambling man Who's running the numbers And who holds the winning hand? Did you believe In your heart of hearts That you'd reach that perfect round conclusion Did you believe When the music starts That you'd dance To that distant bright illusion Who's running the numbers Who's a gambling man Who's running the numbers And who holds the winning hand?