You know i hate to leave you babe But i just can't waste my time.... Well you've got this jealous husband And i'm far too young to die, I must move on away from here Just before the bullets fly I've always been a gabler Takin' chances all my life.... Always smashin' those love affairs Just like shootin' dice, I staged the game girl That's what keeps me satisfied And i can leave it in the nick of time Just before the bullets fly Solo I lost my first bet When i was twenty-one Found myself in new orleans On the wrong end of a gun.... The stakes keep getting higher...... But somehow i survive, By knowin' when the need became Just before the bullets fly I'm knowing when the need became Just before the bullets fly I'm knowing when the need became Just before the bullets fly