Richmond Fontaine - Casino Lights lyrics

Casino six nights a week Drinking whiskey and cokes and gambling Only home on nights when his stomach would burn He'd lay in the dark, drink peppermint schnapps and wait it out His sister called at 4am and said there was an emergency And that they should meet at the Gold and Silver He saw her in the parking lot her kid sitting in the back seat "Aren't you gonna let her in?" he asked "It's an emergency," she said and left her in the car Casino lights they only bring darkness to the night They sat at a booth and she said, "We're leaving tonight." Then she broke down and cried "How long have you been up?" he asked "I can't remember," was all she said and took all the money from her purse, set it on the table, and got up and left Casino lights they only bring darkness to the night He walked down the street as the sun began to rise and he saw the kid following him dragging a suitcase by a piece of rope