You work hard, you pay your dues Play by the rules but still you lose Stick or twist, I hold my nerve Nobody ever gets what they deserve All the years is a long time But what costs the most is free (it's free) I'm a double-jointed conman I specialize in mimicry (mimicry) When I look at my life I see how I've been used I'll never pay back the money I spent Never return the favors I was lent Some have no luck with luck But I'm a lucky man The cards I mark are the cards I choose The lucky get the luck and the long shots lose The lucky get the luck and the long shots lose The lucky get the luck and the long shots lose We know what it's about All your luck has run out Leveraged your self-doubt Chewed you up and spat you out We can leave the scene of the crime We can turn back time We can change Yeah, we can change our minds Some have no luck with luck But I'm a lucky man (he's a lucky man) The cards I mark are the cards I choose The lucky get the luck and the long shots lose The lucky get the luck and the long shots lose The lucky get the luck and the long shots lose Nothing's too special for you We're here to help you through Please say you won't refuse But you got everything to lose (Everything to lose) (Everything to lose) (Everything to lose) (Everything to lose) (Everything to lose) (Everything to lose) (Everything to lose) (Everything to lose) The lucky get the luck and the long shots lose I get what I can The lucky get the luck and the long shots lose 'Cause I'm a lucky man The lucky get the luck and the long shots lose But I'm an also-ran The lucky get the luck and the long shots lose Oh, I'm a lucky man