I hope I never again see Reno, Nevada
And two long days
I lost the years of my life
The red and the black,
the numbers and the track
Took the head off my head,
the shirt off my back
I was losing my money
on the wheel of misfortune
What happened to the man
who was calling the shots?
My new found friends
ran as fast as they came
Ran the high roll
and moved to the penny slot
Oh, wheel of misfortune
Why'd you do it to me?
Oh, that wheel of misfortune
Drove me back to Tennessee
I was rockin' on a roll when it all started
Well, day wore on and things
began to change
The night time came,
it was more of the same
But I had to do something
to stay in the game
I was losing my money
on the wheel of misfortune
What happened to the man
who was calling the shots?
My new found friends
ran as fast as they came
When the high roller
moved to the penny slot
Oh, wheel of misfortune
Why'd you do it to me?
Oh, that wheel
On this fortune
Drove me back to Tennessee
Reno never dealt me no favors
Reno never gave me a hand
Reno, you know you're no friend of mine
I left all my gold
in your castles in the sand
The red and the black,
the numbers and the track
Took the head of my head,
the shirt of my back
Oh, we're a misfortune
Why'd you do it to me?
Oh, that we're a misfortune
Throw me back to Tennessee
Oh, that we're a misfortune
Oh that wheel of misfortune
drove me back to Tennessee
Oh that wheel of misfortune
Oh that wheel of misfortune