Being born was the worse and the first mistake I ever made
The doctor didn't spank me, he just slapped me in the face
And the cup of love was always quenching someone else's thirst
Leaving me to swallow the bitter taste of hurt
'cause I was raised an orphan
Never wanted as a kid until the year I turned 13
Then everybody did, strangers pass me back and forth
Men just took me as they pleased
And others had a cinderella slave to cook and clean and weep
Chorus:

Though the deck is stacked against you
Win or lose, you have to play
The hand a life has dealt you
And it's a gamble either way

On a dust road at 15 in a yellow cotton dress
With the desert sun like an angry dragon breathing down my neck
And the dry cracked plains would make me think of a prehistoric time
Or should I fear what lay before me less than what I'd left behind
A 15 year old girl don't have no trouble hitching rides
But sometimes when you're riding free
You'll pay the highest price
On back roads and in back seats
And in a cheap highway motel
But what's a few more strangers in a life of nothing else

Repeat chorus

16 caught me crying, underneath the scarlet light
On the door steps of a stranger on a cold and rainy night
When I walked into the parlour here
Other pieces seemed to fit
I was good at pleasing strangers
So I made the most of it

Either way it's all a gamble
So view the stakes and know the odds
And lay your cards upon the table
Do all the dealing from the top

Repeat chorus

• A Christmas to Remember
• A Cowboy's Ways
• Almost in Love
• Applejack
• Better Part of Life
• Blue Me
• Boulder to Birmingham
• Brave Little Soldier
• Bubbling Over
• Burning
• Burning to Burned
• Busy Signal
• Butterflies
• Calm on The Water
• Christmas Without You
• Could I Have Your Autograph
• Cry, Cry Darlin'
• D. I. V. O. R. C. E.
• Dirty Job
• Don't Let It Trouble Your Mind
• Down
• Down from Dover
• Down on Music Row
• Downtown
• Dumb Blonde
• Dump The Dude
• Elusive Butterfly
• Even a Fool Would Let Go
• Evening Shade
• Everyday Hero
• Fish Out of Water
• Fuel to The Flame
• Gamble Either Way
• Getting in My Way
• Great Balls of Fire
• Hard Candy Christmas
• Harper Valley Pta
• He's a Go Getter
• Heartsong
• Help
• Higher & Higher
• Holdin' on to You
• How Does It Feel
• I Believe in Santa Claus
• I Can't Help Myself
• I Couldn't Wait Forever
• I Don't Want to Throw Rice
• I Know You by Heart
• I Really Don't Want to Know
• I Took Him for Granted
• I Walk The Line
• I Wasted My Tears
• I'll Oil Wells Love You
• I'm a Drifter
• I'm in No Condition
• I'm Not Worth The Tears
• Islands in The Stream
• Jealous Heart
• Kentucky Gambler
• Letter to Heaven
• Life's Like Poetry
• Little Blossom
• Little Sparrow
• Livin' a Lie
• Make Love Work
• Making Believe
• Mine
• Mommie, Ain't That Daddy
• More Than I Can Say
• Never Ending Love
• Old Black Kettle
• Once in a Very Blue Moon
• Once Upon a Christmas
• One Emotion After Another
• One of Those Days
• Pms Blues
• Preacher Tom
• Precious Memories
• Queen of The Tabloids
• Red Hot Screaming Love
• Robert
• Satisfied
• Savin' It for You
• Send Me The Pillow That You Dream On
• Shattered Image
• She Don't Love You
• Slow Healing Heart
• Something Fishy
• Star of The Show
• Stay Out of My Bedroom
• Still on Your Mind
• Straight Talk
• Sweet Summer Lovin'
• Take Me Back to The Country
• The Christmas Song
• The Company You Keep
• The Fire That Keeps You Warm
• The Giving & The Taking
• The Great Pretender
• The Greatest Gift of All
• The Little Things
• The Moon Stars, & Me
• The River Unbroken
• There
• Thought I Couldn't Dance
• Tie Our Love
• Time for Me to Fly
• Too Lonely Too Long
• Turn Turn Turn
• Two Little Orphans
• Two Lovers
• Unlikely Angel
• Wait 'til I Get You Home
• Walter Henry Hagan
• Wayfaring Stranger
• We Had It All
• We Might Be in Love
• We'll Sing in The Sunshine
• What Do You Think About Loving
• What is It My Love
• When The Sun Goes Down Tomorrow
• When You Tell Me That You Love Me
• Where Beauty Lives in Memory
• Why, Why, Why
• Wild Texas Wind
• With Bells On
• Wrong Direction Home
• You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling
• Your Kisses Are Charity