The casino already has enough dough
Put the cash back into your hands and rush home
Don’t waste all your money just go
It’s a choice not a chance for you to just blow
It’s so shameful what they do
They make you think they’ll pay you and raise you high
When the aim is to drain you and bleed you dry
To take what you’ve saved and see you cry
But you see the lights, believe the lies
You wanna shoot for the moon they wanna see you try
So you roll the die like they knew you would
Win a little in the beginning to hook you good
Now you’re addicted to the drug they spew
They don’t care that you’re broke that you’re destitute
But your family do and now your family’s screwed
They’re not laughing you’ve gambled away their food

It’s all just a game you don’t have to play
It’s more than just money that you’re gambling away

You’ve been working all week, earning your keep
Now you’re burning your money you better turn a new leaf
Think of all the good you could be doing these streets
But you’re fueling your addiction and fueling these cheats
Now you’re boozing each week cos you’re losing each streak
Your mood is brooding cos you’re losing sleep
And your kids can’t each because the house is bare
You gotta explain why there’s nothing there
Now the odds are against you that’s why it’s a gamble
You think that you’re a player but they’re the ones who play you
Have to escape dude only you can save you
Gotta turn the tables and aim to break through
To the other side, forget about the high
Forget about the chances that you think you left behind
When the lights have died and the only sound’s your voice
Then you might realize you always had a choice

It’s all just a game you don’t have to play
It’s more than just money that you’re gambling away

Now you’re trapped
And you waste each day trying to pray for a way to reclaim your pay
You’re trapped
In a haze of games and the next big win’s just a play away
You’re trapped
You’re ashamed to say that you may be chained to a painful state
You’re trapped
But if you wake today and you face away then you may escape
This trap