The Kennedys - Nickeltown lyrics

She had her eye on Egyptian gold And when she turned eighteen years old With just a dream and a Vegas vow He took her down to Nickeltown They played the slots and they waited for the day They'd hit the double diamond, five times pay And when the sevens came, they drank it down And took it to the streets of Nickeltown They learned their lesson when they started to lose They cashed it in, and they paid their dues And the courtroom rang with the gavel's sound Just another day in Nickeltown Now he's thumbing to the promised land He's got the Bible in his other hand 'Cause he saw the light, now he's glory bound He's saving souls in Nickeltown She's going gray, and she's slow on her feet She pawned that ring down on Fremont Street But she's doing all right, and she gets around Down on the streets of Nickeltown