Story Behind The Song
The rise and fall of a habitual gambler. Yet there's a gambler lurking in us all.
Song Description
Power rock song sounding like The Who, Michael Bolton and Abba tossed in the blender. Song from the CD Eco Logic by Jim Barbaro.
| Song Length |
3:27 |
Genre |
Rock - General, Rock - Hard Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Heated, Affable |
Subject |
Gambling, Luck/Coincidence |
| Similar Artists |
The Who, Michael Bolton |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1990 - 1999 |
| |
Lyrics
THE WIZARD OF ODDS
He said he's going to make a million
He's got it all figured out.
He worked out all the angles
Erased the shadow of a doubt.
He likes to play the numbers
He knows the fastest horses.
He's got computer programs,
Got reliable sources.
He comes off so respectable
Smelling like a rose
Cool and collectable
The panic never shows.
He's the wizard, see the wizard, free...
The wizard of odds.
He's got a debt the banks can't cover
Hides behind an invented name.
Got no house in emerald city
Burning bridges, he feels no pain.
Today he thinks he'll find his luck
But it's luck that's catching up with him.
The odds make him a sitting duck
And lady luck can't swim.