(Chip Taylor)



And his love will be his vision

And he'll take you where you stand

And will you stand your life by his

And help the boy become a man



And he'd be the son of his father his father the teacher

Teaching love and honesty being his own man handler

For the son of the son of run of the mill run

Rotten gambler



Will the devil be getting to you as you look back

Over what you've done

And what you've done was it for reason or rhyme

Was it just for fun



And he'd be the son of his father his father the teacher

Teachin' love and honesty being his own man handler

For the son of the son of run of the mill run

Rotten gambler



Back on the road now you can lose your head

There ain't no kingdom for the gambling man

You know the road now and you've made your stand

When his eyes shine upon you shine upon you



And he'd be the son of his father his father the teacher

Teaching love and honesty being his own man handler

For the son of the son of run of the mill run

Rotten gambler



Back on the road now you can lose your head

There ain't no kingdom for the gambling man

You know the road now and you've made your stand

When his eyes shine upon you shine upon you



And he'd be the son of his father his father the teacher

Teaching love and honesty being his own man handler

or the son of the son of run of the mill run

Rotten gambler