Life springs eternal
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On a gaudy neon street
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Not that I care at all
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I spent the best part of my losing streak
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In an Army Jeep
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For what I can't recall
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Oh I'm banging on my TV set
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And I check the odds
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And I place my bet
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I pour a drink
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And I pull the blind
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And I wonder what I'll find
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[Chorus]
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I'm Leaving Las Vegas
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Lights so bright
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Palm sweat, blackjack
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On a Saturday night
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Leaving Las Vegas
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Leaving for good, for good
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I'm leaving for good
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I'm leaving for good
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Used to be I could drive up to
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Barstow for the night
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Find some crossroad trucker
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To demonstrate his might
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But these days it seems
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Nowhere is far enough away
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So I'm leaving Las Vegas today
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[Chorus]
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I'm standing in the middle of the desert
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Waiting for my ship to come in
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But now no joker, no jack, no king
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Can take this loser hand
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And make it win
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[Chorus]
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I quit my job as a dancer
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At the Lido Des Girls
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Dealing blackjack until one or two
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Such a muddy line between
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The things you want
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And the things you have to do
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[Chorus]
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I'm leaving Las Vegas
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And I won't be back
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No I won't be back
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Not this time
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Leaving Las Vegas
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Sheryl Crow |