Gambler
Grace Lyrics


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If it's all you can afford
Layin' down the pieces of this heart
I'm not a gambler
Walkin' a line
If you wanna play that game
It won't go far

Charm and mystery got the best of me
Nothing seems to be as it seems
I fall down, down, down...
Try your luck babe, roll the dice babe, try your luck now

Double cross to break this habit
Who's your boss you think it's magic
If your lost there's money, grab it,
grab it, grab it!

Pre-chorus
You can smile and think you won this round
The thruth is babe I'm the lucky one
Didn't your mama tell you never
To play around with fire
Understand I laid my love for you
Watch you play me like a fool
I learned your tricks by heart
I'll let you bet when I'll depart

Chorus
Game, it's a game don't forget just a game

If it's all you can afford
Linin' up against what we have
I'm not a gambler
Play'in for time
I don't know why you set me up
If I'm not on your team

Choked up questions got the best of me
Played my cards of curiosity
I'm goin' down, down, down...
Hell bent love, who's the addict
Raise your stakes, think it's tragic
No way out here's my love-grab it grab it...

Pre-chorus & chorus

I know that you find it a comfort to think that I cheated you,
That's nothin' I would do
Boy you should know me too

Chorus & ending





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Overall Meaning

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In Grace's song "Gambler," the artist is expressing her unwillingness to play games with her heart. She knows that the person she is singing about is trying to manipulate her emotions, but she refuses to be a pawn in their game. The opening lyrics, "If it's all you can afford/Layin' down the pieces of this heart/I'm not a gambler/Walkin' a line/If you wanna play that game/It won't go far," indicate that the other person is not sincere in their intentions and that Grace is wary of their tricks.


The chorus emphasizes that it's just a game that the other person is playing, and that Grace is not going to fall for it. She knows that the other person is trying to deceive her, but she refuses to be played. The lyrics, "Didn't your mama tell you never/To play around with fire/Understand I laid my love for you/Watch you play me like a fool/I learned your tricks by heart/I'll let you bet when I'll depart," drive home the point that Grace knows what the other person is doing and is not going to let them get away with it.


Overall, "Gambler" is a song about knowing your self-worth and not allowing others to play games with your heart. Grace's lyrics are introspective and insightful, and the message is empowering.


Line by Line Meaning

If it's all you can afford
Acknowledging that the relationship is strained with not much left to give


Layin' down the pieces of this heart
Giving you what little love I have left to give


I'm not a gambler
I don't want to play games in this relationship


Walkin' a line
Trying to stay on the right path in this relationship


If you wanna play that game
If you insist on playing games in this relationship


It won't go far
Our relationship won't last if you keep playing games


Charm and mystery got the best of me
I was enamored by your charming and mysterious nature


Nothing seems to be as it seems
Things are not always what they seem in our relationship


I fall down, down, down...
I keep getting hurt in this relationship


Try your luck babe, roll the dice babe, try your luck now
You keep taking chances with our relationship, hoping for a different outcome


Double cross to break this habit
I need to break my habit of trusting you when you betray me


Who's your boss you think it's magic
I don't understand who you answer to, it seems like magic


If your lost there's money, grab it, grab it, grab it!
You seem more interested in money than our relationship


You can smile and think you won this round
You may think you have won in this situation


The truth is babe I'm the lucky one
The truth is, I am lucky to be free of this relationship


Didn't your mama tell you never
You should have been warned by your mother


To play around with fire
Not to play with danger


Understand I laid my love for you
I loved you with all I had to give


Watch you play me like a fool
I watched you take advantage of my love and trust


I learned your tricks by heart
I have learned the way you manipulate me


I'll let you bet when I'll depart
I will let you think you have control over the relationship, but I will be the one to end it


Game, it's a game don't forget just a game
This relationship was just a game to you


Linin' up against what we have
You're putting everything we've built at risk


Playin' for time
You're only interested in wasting time in this relationship


I don't know why you set me up
I don't know why you put me in this situation


If I'm not on your team
If I'm not supporting your agenda


Choked up questions got the best of me
I am overwhelmed with doubts about our relationship


Played my cards of curiosity
I took a chance on our relationship


I'm goin' down, down, down...
I feel like I'm falling apart


Hell bent love, who's the addict
Our toxic love is addictive and damaging to us both


Raise your stakes, think it's tragic
You are willing to take big risks, even though it will end in tragedy


No way out here's my love-grab it grab it...
I am stuck in this relationship with no way out, you can take what little love I have left


I know that you find it a comfort to think that I cheated you,
You may believe that I wronged you, but it's not true


That's nothin' I would do
I would never wrong you intentionally


Boy you should know me too
You should know me better and see that I am honest and loving




Writer(s): Jérôme Degey, Grace Young

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