Lowdown In Paradise Lyrics

Fancy people go drifting by

Paying no heed, to me or my kind

Our jackets are dirty, their gold watches shine

We've got no money, and they've got no time

So I flip through the pages of an old hero's tale

A man and his honour who always prevailed

I'd like to be out there sending outlaws to jail

But I cashed in my sunset for a heartache on sale

I'm down and out in paradise

The jokes half as funny,

When you've heard the joke twice

Well I've heard it a million

A million sounds nice

But I bet my whole fortune on the tumbling dice

The blue sky is endless, the future is bright

So why am I losing, especially tonight

In a city of angels, I only have sin

Life is a gamble, and the house always wins

I'm down and out in paradise

The jokes half as funny

When you've heard the joke twice

Well I've heard it a million

A million sounds nice

But I bet my whole fortune on the tumbling dice

I was playing with fire

I was playing to win

Now I'm just trying to survive!

Well I still dream of glory, don't ask me why

The view I've had lately, the gutter looks high

But this will be different, this time I'll be wise

If you say it enough, you'll believe your own lies

I'm down and out in paradise

The jokes half as funny

When you've heard the joke twice

Well I've heard it a million

A million sounds nice

But I bet my whole fortune on the tumbling dice!