Winners Circle

Outside of the winners circle
Outside of the winners circle
Outside of the winners circle
Outside of the winners circle

Down on my luck
Trying to make a buck
Time has come to play my hand
Two's too many
One ain't enough
Watching from the witness stand
The cards all stacked
The bottom of the pack
Aces up my sleeve
Lost in the shuffle
Another bad hustle
All I can do is grieve

Outside of the winners circle
Ain't no place to be
Outside of the winners circle
What's gonna become of me

There ain't nowhere to turn
And I guess I'll never learn
I can see the writing on the wall
Now there's no tomorrow
And I'm swimming in the sorrow
Cause this time I bet it all
If it don't pan out
I'm gonna scream and shout
Rebuke my name once more
I've been duped and I've been scorned
All I can do is mourn

Outside of the winners circle
Gentlemen place your bets
Outside of the winners circle
This race ain't over yet

She came in last
Had a checkered past
Thought I'd come out on top
My pony let me down
And I headed out of town
On a greyhound bus nonstop
She came in last
Had a checkered past
Now I'm on the road around
My pony let me down
And I headed out of town
Looks like my luck ran out

Outside of the winners circle
Lay it all down on you
Outside of the winners circle
This race is run, I'm through
Outside of the winners circle
Ain't no place to be
Outside of the winners circle
What's gonna become of me

Outside of the winners circle
Outside of the winners circle
Outside of the winners circle
Outside of the winners circle