David Dondero - Laying Low In Eli, Nevada lyrics

Laying low in Eli, Nevada On the loneliest highway just west of Utah It has started to snow, I got a room for the night I put a fiver in the slot, I took a shot And then on came the lights Bars of four came up twice And a double super bonus, yeah Twice was nice, you know I couldn't believe it I didn't even know how much it was But it must've been the light, I hit the jackpot I mean that whole place was abuzz I've always been just a scratch off ticket Till I win another ticket To play then come up empty And I throw that thing away You know I tossed it on the floor like I was bored But it was worth a shot to play I've seen no luck in old Beloxi You know I lost hundreds and hundreds worth of twenties But at the hotel Nevada everything changed I bought drinks for the house A King's sweet with a couch I mean the whole scene was a little weird and strange The night went on and I got loaded, you know When you're loaded it's too easy to get loaded Don't you know what I mean I'm talking loot cakes of cash My casino cup was full, I had control But it was a drastic contrast I met this girl, blue eye shadow Bleach blonde hair, silver sparkly stiletto She's a drag strip dream A real card playing queen But I could tell she'd come to scam With all her phony glitz and glam But she damned my conscious stream This girl she was much like a slot machine Lowest odds you can't win off some card playing queen But I let it roll I wanted a golden egg from this sparrow And then the pot bellied waitress said "here's a free shot, you should take this" And my sights got a little narrow I got sleepy she'd say "come on honey let's go upstairs before you lose the rest of your money" Besides, you might get a little lucky with this card playing queen My head was spinning like a roulette wheel with weighted dice, the loaded feel But I was cooking up my own scheme So off to bed I go with a girl I don't even know Yeah I roll, roll, roll through the sheets we did roll I woke up to an empty casino cup Red lipstick on the mirror Read "a s**er was s**ed" So I made some coffee Tried to reevaluate my luck Card playing queen departed, so I'm back to where I started But she was kind enough, she was woman enough, she's good enough To leave my five bucks