Dolly Parton – Gamble Either Way

Being born was the worst 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 quenchin’ 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 thirteen then everybody did

Strangers passed me back and forth men just took me as they pleased

And others had a Cinderella slave to cook and clean and weave

Though the deck is stacked against you win or lose you have to play

The hand that life has dealt you and it’s a gamble eather way

On a dusty road at fifteen in a yellow cotton dress

With the desert sun like an hungry dragon breathing down my neck

And the dry cracked plains would make me think of a prehistoric time

Should I fear what lay before me less than what I’d left behind

A fifteen year old girl don’t have no trouble hitchin’ rides

But sometimes when you’re ridin’ free you’ll pay the highest price

On backroads and in backseats and in cheap highway motels

But what’s a few more strangers in a life of nothing else

Though the deck is stacked against you win or lose you have to play

The hand that life has dealt you and it’s a gamble eather way

Sixteen caught me cryin’ underneath a scarlet light

On the doorstep of a stranger on a cold and rainy night

When I walked into the parlor here all the pieces seemed to fit

I was good at pleasin’ strangers so I made the most of it

Either way is all a gamble so view the stakes and know the odds

And lay your cards up on the table do all your dealin’ from the top

Though the deck is stacked against you win or lose you have to play

The hand that life has dealt you and it’s a gamble eather way

Yes it’s a gamble eather way