Lyrics

Verse 1:

Pulled into this dusty old watering hole In the middle of the night
On my way to Vegas, this time I’d get it right
Grabbed a stool next to this leather faced, grizzly old man
Rolled his eyes at me, took his drink into his hand
Kinda laughed with a long toke
Looked at me like I was a joke

Verse 2:

Well that got me red and I said hey old dude why you gotta look
Down on me, I just need my fries to cook.
He grinned at me and said look here son I’ve met your kind before
On their way to Harrahs, gonna hit that one big score
And I’ll tell you what they were told
Don’t go down that road

Chorus (1):

Take it from me, I had it all right in my hand
Knew when to hold knew when to fold
But I couldn’t walk away
I lost it all that day
It crushed me right down to my soul…
Listen to me, don’t go down that road.

Verse 3:

Craziest coot I thought that I would ever see
There’s no way in hell(STOP) that would ever happen to me
Woofed down my fries, a little pie, got a cup of joe to go
Before I left he said Son, won’t you go back home
His face fell as I said no
And rolled on down the road

Verse 4:

I came out hot, winnin pots, even when the odds were long
I was on fire, I could do no wrong
Til something changed, it was strange, lost my edge and had to choke
Back the tears, knowing I was broke
I could hear his words ring in my head
Know I will til I’m cold and dead

Chorus 2

Wish I'd sat back down and got another cup of coffee
Wish I'd turned around and gone back home
But I thought I knew everything
And now I got this song to sing
Tough lesson learned, But now I know……….
So Listen Close, Don’t go down that road

Chorus 2

Wish I'd sat back down and got another cup of coffee
Wish I'd turned around and gone back home
But I thought I knew everything
And now I got this song to sing
Tough lesson learned, But now I know……….
So Listen Close, Don’t go down that road

End