[Verse]
Four walls, no windows, neon in my veins
Every hand I played, just fed the chain
They said it’s luck, but it’s a loaded game
Now the IRS is knockin’, callin’ out my name
[Chorus]
Barred by the cards, locked in a deal
Lost my soul on the spinning wheel
Every loss, they laugh, every win, they steal
Barred by the cards, this pain too real
[Verse 2]
Pennies on the table, dollars down the drain
Dreams foldin’ quicker than a summer rain
Every jackpot’s a rope, every pull a stain
Chasin’ somethin’ golden in a world of pain
[Prechorus]
Taxman’s smilin’, he don’t play fair
Debt stackin’ high, I’m gaspin’ for air
[Chorus]
Barred by the cards, locked in a deal
Lost my soul on the spinning wheel
Every loss, they laugh, every win, they steal
Barred by the cards, this pain too real
[Bridge]
Life ain’t a gamble, but they sold me that line
Now I’m stuck in this prison, payin’ fines on my fines
Shadows on my shoulders, no light in the blinds
A jackpot of sorrow, no escape to find