I Threw The Rest Away Lyrics

I met him in a dive down in New Orleans
I recognized his handsome face
It was none of my business, but I had to know
What he was doing in this kind of place

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'Cause he used to have money, he used to have honeys
He used to be society's prince
But he still wore a grin when I sat beside him
And asked where all that money went

Some was spent on gambling, a lot was spent on women
A little on some good Cabernet
Three or four divorces, at least that many horses
Who never left the starting gate
Diamond rings and furs, swampland in new jersey
That week I spent a year in L.A

I hate to admit it, I threw the rest away

He said money don't mean nothing in this game of life
It's just a way of keeping score
Show me a man whose got everything
I'll show you one who wants even more

Well so smoke em' when you got em'
When you hit bottom, you gotta have a reason to smile
You can have a little piece of the rock
I'll take a little piece of mind

Some was spent on gambling, a lot was spent on women
A little on some good Cabernet
Three or four divorces, at least that many horses
Who never left the starting gate
Diamond rings and furs, swampland in new jersey
That week I spent a year in L.A

He said to me
Diamond rings and furs, swampland in new jersey
That week I spent a year in la
I hate to admit it, I threw the rest away