[Verse 1]

Dear Billy need to get your priorities strait
I’m telling you homie got to do it for your family's sake,
Need to quit your addiction now before its all to late
Coz your fams waiting for you to put the food on the plate
And we can talk about it toko* if you want to
It aint good lying saying that your kupe* didn’t come through
And if you need a little support, you got a lot of help out there then you actually thought

So with your last 20 think about your kids for once
And start giving them a choice and stop giving them a chance
Coz the chances is you start thinking like a feeling
Look at your last note then slip it in the machine
Bra I love you cuz but you need to help yourself
Coz this gambling game isn’t good for your health
When I over your pad I’ll hear your wife she’d say, why you gambling your life away baby aye?

[Chorus]

I know you hate it when she says
Why you gambling your life away.
You needer change and understand
Got to stand up and draw out a plan in order (2x) to be a better man

[Verse 2]

Another day at the machines now Billy's on his way home
Telling himself tomorrows another day so
Billy got home and there was no one in his house
Looked at the table there was a letter from his spouse
Saying she gap'ed it kauz his habit was getting worse
And that it was obvious that gambling came first
And but she said she’ll come back if he was to quit
Choose to carry on with the gambling then that's it!
So Billy cried tears as he read through the letter
Tryna think of ways for himself to get better
He started visioning the time he would do anything
To try his luck again he went and sold his wedding ring
All that money lost might as well burn it into ash
Draw out his kids savings and gambled the whole cash
Sh*t aint even funny he started seeing his life scrambling
And that’s why New Zealand we got to end HARMFUL GAMBLING!

[Chorus x 2]



*kupe - Samoan word for money

*toko - Tongan word for brother