[Spoken word intro] "GET OUT OF HERE!!" "AND DON'T EVER COME BACK!!" [Verse 1] Odds Odds Evens Coins on the bar Last glass empty First bad card Button-down collar On a plastic chair My luck caught a taxi Left me there [Chorus] Odds Odds Evens I just lost my shirt But life without gambling Is like Ernie without Bert Take the sting Take the swing I’m addicted to the hurt Yeah Life without gambling Is like Ernie without Bert (oh yeah) [Verse 2] Dealer’s eyebrow Little half-smirk My rent on the felt Watch it go berserk Friends say “walk out” I say “one more turn” Can’t kill the fire I only feed the burn [Chorus] Odds Odds Evens I just lost my shirt But life without gambling Is like Ernie without Bert Take the hit Take the risk I confuse it all with worth ‘Cause life without gambling Feels like Ernie lost his Bert [Bridge] Who am I If the wheel stands still? If every coin Stays in my till? Do I want peace Or just that jolt? Is it love Or is it fault? (hey!) [Chorus] Odds Odds Evens I just lost my shirt But life without gambling Is like Ernie without Bert Fade the lights Cut the cards Try to heal before it’s worse But life without gambling Is like Ernie without Bert
