Life springs eternal
On a gaudy neon street
Not that I care at all

I spent the best part of my losing streak
In an Army Jeep
For what I can't recall

Oh I'm banging on my TV set
And I check the odds
And I place my bet

I pour a drink
And I pull the blind
And I wonder what I'll find


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I'm Leaving Las Vegas

Lights so bright
Palm sweat, blackjack
On a Saturday night

Leaving Las Vegas
Leaving for good, for good
I'm leaving for good

I'm leaving for good

Used to be I could drive up to

Barstow for the night
Find some crossroad trucker
To demonstrate his might

But these days it seems
Nowhere is far enough away
So I'm leaving Las Vegas today


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I'm standing in the middle of the desert
Waiting for my ship to come in
But now no joker, no jack, no king

Can take this loser hand
And make it win


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I quit my job as a dancer

At the Lido Des Girls
Dealing blackjack until one or two
Such a muddy line between

The things you want
And the things you have to do


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I'm leaving Las Vegas

And I won't be back
No I won't be back
Not this time