I Made a Mistake -

I’ve been gambling since I was nine

For women drunk on holy wine

My mother loved me, but papa died

She was always making deals outside

Keep on trying

Whatever seems to work

You want it easy

But somebody’s gonna get hurt

Somebody’s gonna get hurt

Strange days spinning round

Bouncing off the madding crowd

Every bird’s scratching at the ground

If I had wings I’d never come down

Not for crumbs in a parking lot

Not for words in a sacred book

Not for applause or a perfect mask

Maybe for love if it’s not too hard

Give it a shot when it comes back

I made a mistake

I made a mistake

I made a mistake

Big sky, open fate

Charging through a narrow gate

I’m gonna be somebody today

All the finest women will want my name

I got a chariot waiting out back

Blades on its wheels you can bank on that

Whether I live or whether I die

Sometimes it feels like I’m on the wrong ride

Sometimes it feels like I’m on the wrong ride

I made a mistake

I made a mistake

I made a mistake again