Fool's Gold

Verse 1:

Payday comes, pockets full

Dreams of riches, heart's a fool

Scratch and pray, watch it spin

Just enough to draw you in

Chorus:

Round and round, the numbers roll

Chasing vapors, losing soul

Win a taste to feed the need

Lady Luck's a friend indeed

But she'll leave you on your knees

Verse 2:

Big win comes, champagne flows

Mansions, cars, and fancy clothes

Five years pass, the tide turns quick

Broke, alone, or behind bars sick

(Repeat Chorus)

Verse 3:

Corner store, line's out the door

Desperate faces want one more

Mortgage due, kids need shoes

But there's always cash for lotto dues

Bridge:

It's a trap, a siren's call

Promising to give you all

But the house always wins

And hope grows thin

Verse 4:

TV shows the jackpot high

Billboards tempt as you drive by

One more ticket, this time's the charm

What's one more scratch? It can't do harm

(Repeat Chorus)

Verse 5:

Winners' tales on magazine stands

Yachts and jewels in far-off lands

But the truth hides in the fine print

Lives destroyed by greed's imprint

Verse 6:

Family gone, friends all fled

Chasing ghosts of wealth long dead

Empty promises, hollow dreams

Nothing's ever what it seems

(Repeat Chorus)

Outro:

Round and round and round we go

Where it stops, nobody knows

Fool's gold glitters, then it's gone

Another day, another dawn