Lyrics

Dreams I Did Not Choose.

The Ace of Spades is in the lobby
Welcoming the guests.
The Queen of Hearts is the waitress
Taking drink requests.
The Joker dealt a hand to me
And he swears it just can't lose.
So I bet a hard weeks pay check
On a dream I did not choose.

A mother counts her Opioids
To make sure there's enough.
She knows that she would not get by
If she ran out of the stuff.
And she would sell her children
For a doctor she could use
To write her a prescription
For a dream she did not choose.

When we set out to live our lives,
And were dreaming of success,
Many dreamers lost their way
And their dreams were dispossessed.

An old man takes another drink
To stay higher than a kite.
To chase away the demons
That stalk him in the night.
He thinks that he can beat them
By drowning them in booze.
Since he found out he was haunted
By dreams he did not choose.