Lyrics
Never hit seventeen
When you play against the dealer
You know that the odds won't ride with you
And never leave your woman alone
With your friends around to steal her
She'll be gambled and gone
Like summer wages
And we'll keep rollin' on
'Til we get to Vancouver
And the lady that I love
She's living there
It's been six long months
And more since I've seen her
Maybe she's gambled and gone
Like summer wages
In all the beer parlors
All down along the main street
The dreams of the seasons
Get all spilled down on the floor
All the big stands of timber
Waiting there, just for falling
And the hookers standing watchfully
Waiting by the door
So I'll work on the towboats
With my slippery city shoes
Lord, I swore I would never do that again
Through the gray fog-bound straits
Where the cedars stand watching
I'll be far off and gone
Like summer wages
In all the beer parlors
All down along the main street
The dreams of the seasons
Get all spilled down on the floor
All the big stands of timber
Waiting there, just for falling
And the hookers waiting watchfully
Standing by the door
Never hit seventeen
When you play against the dealer
Oh, you know that the odds won't ride with you
And never leave your woman alone
With your friends around to steal her
She'll be gambled and gone
Like summer wages
And the years are gambled and lost
Like summer wages
