That woman must be 85 Holdin’ on for dear life To a plastic cup of change Black kid in the bathroom Sellin’ cigarettes and perfume To the hopeless and the strange I stumble through the mezzanine Neon lights and nicotine The sound and smell of greed One more day, one more week, one more loosing streak But one more chance is all I need It’s always waiting for you To save you or destroy you ***chorus*** Roll on I’ve been trying to make this pay for So long Let me learn the hard way Let me learn the hard way *** Time don’t exist in here I’m counting out the hours By every beer that comes around I’m breathing in the oxygen The call girls and the slot machines And the roulette spinnin’ round ‘Cause I can never hold I just go on until I fold Until I’m battered broke and bruised Anything I win Well I just throw it all back in Until there’s nothing left to loose It’s always waiting for you To save you or destroy you ***chorus*** She’s always waiting for me To love me or ignore me ***chorus***