Win Or Lose

There's ice inside of the window
There's a cold draft breezing through
There's a pile of bills all mounting up
Most of them overdue
Julie turns around and says to me
How are we gonna make ends meet
When all you're do is sit around here
Drinking away our dreams

You can only win or lose
When you are shattered by drugs and booze
There's no grace being at the bottom of the pile
But they say you're free to choose
They say you're free to choose

I yell at Julie – look at me
Bitch – you're always nagging me
You always sit around here crying all the time
Say it's all down to me
I throw a bottle against the wall
The kids all cry and scream
I kick the broken glass on the floor
And slam the door as I leave

You can only win or lose
When you are shattered by drugs and booze
There's no grace being at the bottom of the pile
But they say you're free to choose
They say you're free to choose

I've been running all my life
Away from me
I've been hiding all the time
The scars inside of me

I'm sitting in a doorway
Begging for some relief
I feel like a victim of circumstance
When anger is all you've seen
The Xmas lights light up the high street
Santa smiles down to me
From the second floor of the Department Store
Where a credit card is all you need
Where a credit card is all you need

You can only win or lose
When you battle with drugs and booze
It's no fun being at the bottom of the pile
But they say you're free to choose

You can only win or lose
When you are shattered by drugs and booze
There's no grace being at the bottom of the pile
But they say you're free to choose
They say you're free to choose