Bashful Hips - The Gambler Lyrics

You say I should lower my expectations but I can't
I thought we were capable of so much more...
So is isolation the last line of defense when
You're the only one who's still keeping score?
So we fumble our words and use analogies and metaphors to obscure
Because we no longer know what we really stand for

So why don't you tell me?
So Is it really remarkably different now?
Now that you buried your dice into the ground?
And all you can see is the boredom of life all around

Hearts and stomachs don't always see eye to eye
It's the convoluted nature of gambling on what's a truth and what's a lie
And you can count cards until your face turns hard
And your fingers blister with the oppressive heat of indecision
And your voice breaks with every change you can imagine
And this table is losing its patience with you yet again
I say you should lower your expectations but you can't
That last bet was worth so much more...

So why don't you tell me?
So Is it really remarkably different now?
Now that you buried your dice into the ground?
And all you can see is the boredom of life all around

Yeah you're like an elephant in troubled water
Yeah you're like an elephant in troubled water
And you're looking for your looking for your next fix to make you rich
Yeah you're looking for your next fix to make you twitch
Yeah you're looking for your next fix to make you sick
Yeah you're looking for someone
Yeah you're like an elephant in troubled water

So why don't you tell me?
So Is it really remarkably different now?
Now that you buried your dice into the ground?
And all you can see is the boredom of life all around