(Dolly Parton)
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Being born was the worse and the first mistake I ever made
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The doctor didn't spank me, he just slapped me in the face
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And the cup of love was always quenching someone else's thirst
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Leaving me to swallow the bitter taste of hurt
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'Cause I was raised an orphan
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Never wanted as a kid until the year I turned 13
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Then everybody did, strangers pass me back and forth
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Men just took me as they pleased
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And others had a Cinderella slave to cook and clean and weep
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Though the deck is stacked against you
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Win or lose, you have to play
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The hand a life has dealt you
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And It's a gamble either way
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On a dust road at 15 in a yellow cotton dress
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With the desert sun like an angry dragon breathing down my neck
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And the dry cracked plains would make me think of a prehistoric time
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Or should I fear what lay before me less than what I'd left behind
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A 15 year old girl don't have no trouble hitching rides
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But sometimes when you're riding free
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You'll pay the highest price
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On back roads and in back seats
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And in a cheap highway motel
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But what's a few more strangers in a life of nothing else
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Though the deck is stacked against you
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Win or lose, you have to play
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The hand a life has dealt you
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And It's a gamble either way
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16 caught me crying, underneath the scarlet light
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On the door steps of a stranger on a cold and rainy night
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When I walked into the parlour here
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Other pieces seemed to fit
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I was good at pleasing strangers
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So I made the most of it
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Either way it's all a gamble
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So view the stakes and know the odds
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And lay your cards upon the table
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Do all the dealing from the top
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Though the deck is stacked against you
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Win or lose, you have to play
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The hand a life has dealt you
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And It's a gamble either way
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Gamble Either Way
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| Dolly Parton |
