Breakin' Even For The Night

Well, I used to have money
I used to have love
I had marble columns right beside my door
Now all I've got is the cypress up above

          Sternwheel keep on rollin'
          Playing roulette with the tide
          I think my number's coming up
          ... I'm breakin' even for the night

I've always had a taste for gold
Mama said the glitter caught her baby's eye
I've been chasin' wealth for half my life
Like a comet streakin' cross the sky

          When I think of all that I've lost and won
          And with her I think I might
          Play the Jack of Hearts again
          ... I'm breakin' even for the night

The mayor, he finally caught me
Playin' with loaded dice
Now he's got me twistin' at the end of this rope
But I held his daughter just the other night

          There's a baby in the nursery
          And I swear he's got my eyes
          But this tombstone's cold and lonely
          ... I'm breakin' even for the night

There are winners and losers
And I'm somewhere in between
I'm just walking here between Heaven and Hell
Tell me Mister, can you see me?

          These bones they keep on rollin'
          But they keep on coming up snake eyes
          And I remember hair so golden
          ... I'm breakin' even for the night