Leaving Las Vegas

Life springs eternal

On a gaudy neon street

Not that I care at all

I spent the best part of my losing streak

In an Army Jeep

From what I can recall

Now I'm banging on my TV set

And I check the odds

And I place my bet

Pour a drink

And I pull the blinds

And I wonder what I'll find

I'm leaving Las Vegas

Lights so bright

The palm sweat, the blackjack

On a Saturday night

Leaving Las Vegas

Leaving for good

For good

I'm leaving for good

I'm leaving for good

Used to be I could drive up to Barstow for the night

Find some crossroad trucker

To demonstrate his might

These days it seems that

Nowhere is far enough away

So I'm leaving Las Vegas today

Las Vegas, oh

Lights so bright

Blackjack on a Saturday night

Leaving Las Vegas

I'm leaving for good

I'm leaving for good

For good

I'm standing in the middle of the desert

Waiting for my ship to coming

But now no joker, no jack, no king

Can take this losing hand

And make it win

I'm leaving Las Vegas

I'm leaving Las Vegas

For good

For good

I quit my job as a dancer in Lido Des Girls

Dealing blackjack until one or two

Such a muddy line between the things you want

And the things you have to do

I'm leaving Las Vegas

The lights so bright

The palm sweat, the blackjack On a Saturday night

Leaving Las Vegas

I'm leaving for good

I'm leaving for good

Oh, I'm leaving Las Vegas

The lights so bright

The palm sweat, the blackjack On a Saturday night

I'm leaving Las Vegas

I'm leaving for good

I'm leaving for good

I'm leaving Las Vegas

The lights so bright

On a Saturday night

Leaving Las Vegas

And I won't be back

No, no, no won't be back

Not this time