He wanted more from like
  Than four kids and a wife
  And a job in the dark Kentucky mines
  A twenty-acre farm
  With a shacky house and barn
  That's all he had
  And all he left behind
  At gambling he was lucky
  So he left Kentucky
  Left behind his woman and his kids
  Into the gay casino
  In Nevada's town of Reno
  Kentucky gambler planned to get rich quick
  
  Kentucky gambler, who's gonna love your woman in Kentucky
  Who's gonna be the one to give her what she needs
  Kentucky gambler, who's gonna raise your children in Kentucky
  Who's gonna keep them fed and keep shoes on their feet
  
  At the gamblers' paradise
  Lady luck was on his side
  Kentucky gambler played his cards just right
  He won at everything he played
  Kentucky gambler had it made
  And he should have quit and gone on home that night
  
  But when you love the greenback dollar
  Sorrow's always bound to follow
  Reno dreams fade into neon amber
  And lady luck, she'll leave you on
  She'll saty awhile, and then she's gone
  You'd better go on home Kentucky gambler
  
  But a gambler never seems to stop
  Til he loses all he's got
  And so, Kentucky gambler, he played on
  He played til he lost all he won
  He was right back where he started from
  Then he started wanting to go home
  
  Kentucky gambler, there ain't nobody waiting in Kentucky
  When you walked out, somebody else walked in
  Kentucky gambler, looks like you ain't really very lucky
  Seems to me a gambler looses much more than he wins
  
  So you think about it
  Kentucky gambler