Second Effort

I've been sitting here crying since long before the day be-gan
 With my pockets full of nothing but broken dreams and my head in my empty hands
 The winnings that I thought I had and come so far to get
 Are further away then they've ever been, they've been taken by anoth-er man
 I wouldn't take a train for home even if I could
 Cause they've been saving their joy for the hometown boy who went away to make it good
 I bet they cleared away the parlour so my Ma can dance me in the door
 And the old man can wink, and pour me a drink and ask me what the tears are for
 It's harder to try a-gain than it was to be-gin
 A man can play a lone hand in a high stakes game, but it doesn't mean he's gonna win
 And somehow I've got to keep from getting further down
 Before I buy myself a bottle of cheap escape, and a ticket to anoth-er town
 I know I'm not crying 'cause I think I've had it mighty tough
 I did my best with all the rest, but it just wasn't good e-nough
 And I've been working and training too long just to make it here
 To merely swallow my pride and walk outside and come back anoth-er year
 It's harder to try a-gain than it was to be-gin
 A man can play a lone hand in a high stakes game, but it doesn't mean he's gonna win
 And somehow I've got to keep from getting further down
 Before I buy myself a bottle of cheap escape, and a ticket to anoth-er town
 I want to drown in the grape and make my escape, on a ticket to anoth-er town