Never hit seventeen. When you play against the dealer. You know that the odds. Wont ride with you. And never leave your woman alone. With your friends around to steal her. Shell be gamled and gone. Like summer wages. And well keep rollin on. til we get to vancouver. And the woman that I love. Shes living there. Its been six long months. And more since Ive seen her. Years have gambled and gone. Like summer wages. Chorus:. In all the beer parlors. All down along main street. The dreams of the seasons. Get all spilled down on the floor. All the big stands of timber. Just waiting for falling. And the hookers standing watchfully. Waiting by the door. So Ill work on the towboats. With my slippery city shoes. Which lord I swore I would never do again. Through the gray fog-bound straits. Where the cedars stand watching. Ill be far off and gone. Like summer wages. Chorus. Never hit seventeen. When you play against the dealer. You know that the odds. Wont ride with you. And never leave your woman alone. With your friends around to steal her. Shell be gamled and gone. Like summer wages. Tag. And the years are gambled and lost. Like summer wages