Toy Matinee - The Ballad of Jenny Ledge lyrics

Jenny was raised in a house of cards A face that could hijack your breath The legs of a thoroughbred That's what they said of Jenny Ledge Into the fray with a royal flush Determined to bring home the gold And drink from the fountainhead That's what she said, my Jenny Ledge How I wished I could answer her prayer To be held by an honest man How I wanted to always be there But my love was not in her plan Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh Tempted by half-Elvis, half-man-about-town And a life of ease She runs off with the Vegas King I've nowhere to stand, I can't understand Why Jenny won't wait for me Later I held her and asked her why "This is my house, and this is my car And this is my bed" That's what she said, my Jenny Ledge Just a slave to security She has forgotten the urge to win All she has is a king and a pair And a tear for what might have been Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh Tempted by half-Elvis, half-man-about-town And a life of ease She runs off with the Vegas King I've nowhere to stand, I can't understand Why Jenny won't wait for me So this is the ballad of Jenny Ledge My anger unspoken My eyes are learning to cry instead Love is dead for Jenny Ledge Once she stood with the world at her feet And the love of an honest man Now she sleeps while the world marches by In the care of an also-ran Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh Tempted by half-Elvis, half-man-about-town And a life of ease She runs off with the Vegas King I've nowhere to stand, I can't understand Tempted by half-Elvis, half-man-about-town And a life of ease She runs off with the Vegas King I've nowhere to stand, I can't understand My Jenny won't wait for me Feels so lonely I could die Ooh Oh, my darlin' I love you And I always will Don't be cruel Don't be cruel Don't be cruel To a heart that's true