Leaving Las Vegas

One, two, three Life springs eternal on a gaudy neon street Not that I care at all I spent the best part of my losing streak In an army jeep for what I can't recall Now I'm banging on my TV set And I check the odds and I place my bet I pour a drink and I pull the blinds And I wonder what I'll find I'm leaving Las Vegas The lights so bright And the palm sweat and the blackjack On a Saturday night I'm leaving Las Vegas I'm leaving for good I'm leaving for good, yeah for good I'm leaving for good Used to be I could drive up To Barstow for the night Find some crossroad trucker To demonstrate his might But these days it seems like Nowhere is far enough away So I'm leaving Leaving today Las Vegas The lights so bright And the palm sweat and the blackjack On a Saturday night I'm leaving Las Vegas I'm leaving for good I'm leaving for good I'm standing in the middle of the desert Waiting for my ship to roll in But now no joker, no jack, no king Can take this losin' hand And make it win I'm leaving Las Vegas, oh yeah I'm leaving Las Vegas I'm leaving for good I quit my job as a dancer at the Lido des Girls They had me dealing blackjack until one or two Such a muddy line between The things you want, yeah And the things you have to do I'm leaving Las Vegas The lights so bright And the palm sweat and the blackjack On a Saturday night I'm leaving And I won't be back, no, no Leaving Las Vegas The lights so bright The palm sweat and the blackjack On a Saturday night I'm leaving Las Vegas I'm leaving for good I'm leaving for good And I won't be back I won't be back I think I'm gonna move anywhere Just to get away I think I've had it in my little life I won't be back, no I won't be back, no, no Not this time