SUMMER WAGES

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NEVER HIT SEVENTEEN WHEN YOU PLAY AGAINST THE DEALER
FOR YOU KNOW THAT THE ODDS WON'T RIDE WITH YOU
AND NEVER LEAVE YOUR WOMAN ALONE
 WHEN YOUR FRIENDS ARE OUT TO STEAL HER
SHE MAY BE GAMBLED AND LOST LIKE SUMMER WAGES

AND WE'LL KEEP ON A ROLLING ALONG TIL WE GET TO VANCOUVER
THE WOMAN THAT I LOVE IS LIVING THERE
IT'S BEEN SIX LONG MONTHS OR MORE SINCE I'VE SEEN HER
SHE MAY BE GAMBLED AND GONE LIKE SUMMER WAGES

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IN ALL THE BEER TAVERNS DOWN ALONG YOUNG STREET
THE DREAMS OF THE SEASONS ARE ALL SPILLED OUT ON THE FLOOR AND THE BIG STANDS OF TIMBER JUST WAITING FOR FALLING
AND THE HUSTLERS SITTING WATCHFULLY AS THEY WAIT THERE BY THE DOOR

SO I'LL WORK ON THEM TOWBOATS IN MY SLIPPERY CITY SHOES
WHICH I SWORE I WOULD NEVER DO AGAIN
THROUGH THE GREY FOG BOUND STRAITS WHERE CEDARS STAND WATCHING
I'LL BE FAR OFF AND GONE LIKE SUMMER WAGES

SHE'S A WOMAN SO FINE I MAY NEVER TRY TO FIND HER
FOR GOOD MEMORIES OF WHAT WE HAD BEFORE
THEY SHOULD NEVER BE CHANGED FOR THEY'RE ALL THAT I'LL TAKE WITH ME
NOW I'VE GAMBLED AND LOST MY SUMMER WAGES

YEARS ARE GAMBLED AND GONE LIKE SUMMER WAGE