God knows how long she was waiting on the mountain   Staring at the river, watching all her dreams go by   Every single morning she sang of crystal fountains   Counting the days until she spread her wings and fly      She had her eye on a man, the hero of the valley   Born in an alley wearing felony shoes   When it came to the ladies, that man became a legend   Famous for his freedom, freed to pick and choose      Lay your money, lay your money down   Lay your money, lay your money down      It was a marriage made in heaven, meant for each other   Natural born lovers want to sing each other's song   It was too good to be true, too good not to try   Too soon to tell, it was too late to cry      There were shadows in [Unverified], poison in the air   Secrets to be hidden, they were too much to care   It was lipstick for breakfast and fine wine in a glass   Resentments in the mirror, there was no way you can last      Lay your money, lay your money down   Lay your money, lay your money down      There was static on the juke box and murder on their minds   Money on the table, there were [Unverified]   Lights across the water and fireworks in the sky   Paradise Nevada on the fifth night of July      Twisting like a dancer, she took everything he had   This side of Whiskey, nothing cut in half is bad   There are losses, there are debts, there are winners to be found   There are wagers, there are bets, there are losers in the crowd      Lay your money, lay your money down   Lay your money, lay your money down