Every Chance

Every Chance

Today was desperate

Tomorrow's out of your grasp

You give it everything you got

Every chance is your last

Memorizing pieces of the plot

Doesn't help with the act

Curtain still comes down

On your sleight of hand

If you could change anything 

You'd ask for a cigarette and a mask

Is that a second line you hear

Every chance is your last

The girl appears

With nothing in her hands

Directing you to the door 

Behind the magician

Feel the cut of the saw

Hear the audience gasp

You're back on the street

Torn by the past

Ordering scotch

Staring at a landscape in France 

Leave a ten dollar tip

Every chance is your last