Let it ride (You gotta let it ride) I got two jacks down and a drink in my hand I've been down all night but coming up again I'm on a roll and it feels like a capitol crime I'm having dirty Martinis and a hell of a time There's an angel on my right telling me think twice (Think twice) And a devil on my left says roll the dice Stay, hit, split, double down now lets go I've been up all night, gonna loose my mind I'm on a hell-town holiday You say anything goes but everybody knows That the price is high to pay And if I come back home with my paycheck blown My wallets gone flat and my moneys gone And I find my clothes waiting on the lawn I got one chance left tonight You gotta let it ride (Ride, let it ride) I'm gonna crash and burn tonight Like a runaway truck on the highway through the night You gotta let it ride (Let it ride) 'til the brake of the morning light If the ace and jack come back I'm gonna be all right Tell it like it is Next on the list is a personal treat I got Sharlene coming to my hotel suite Big blonde hair and cheap as a dime I've been dipped in the gutter by check out time There's an angel on my right telling me think twice (Think twice) And a devil on my left says roll the dice Stay, hit, split, double down, now lets go I've been up all night, gonna loose my mind I'm on a hell-town holiday You say anything goes but everybody knows That the price is high to pay And if I come back home with my paycheck blown My wallets gone flat and my moneys gone And I find my clothes waiting on the lawn I got one chance left tonight You gotta let it ride (Ride, let it ride) I'm gonna crash and burn tonight Like a runaway truck on the highway through the night You gotta let it ride (Let it ride) 'til the brake of the morning light If the ace and jack come back I'm gonna be all right Listen up, I'll tell ya I've heard it said across the land You've always gotta bet on black Well I sold my soul for a stack of chips Now I'm gonna win it back Ten, that's a winning hand Four, I'm not quite sure Pair, I'm almost there, I've got one chance left tonight You gotta let it ride (Ride, let it ride) I'm gonna crash and burn tonight Like a runaway truck on the highway through the night You gotta let it ride (let it ride) 'til the brake of the morning light If the ace and jack come back I'm gonna be all right