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Gambling Man's Fate

The Ace of Spades

Queen of Hearts

Deuce of Diamonds

It's just the start

Can't turn the corner

Can't double down

Out of money

No bank around

I need that card

Need it like a drug

But odds are against me

It doesn't look good

I outran them all

But they got me again

Tried to talk my way out

But I tried in vain

No way to get out

Stuck in this spot

Left me with cards

Said play until I rot

The Ace of Spades

Queen of Hearts

I played my cards wrong

And they tore me apart

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