I Threw the Rest Away

I met him in a dive down in New Orleans
I recognized his handsome face
It was none of my business but I had to know
What he was doing in this kind of place
'Cause he used to have money
He used to have honeys
He used to be society's prince
But he still wore a grin when I sat beside him
And asked where all that money went
Some was spent on gambling, a lot was spent on women
A little on some good cabernet
Three or four divorces, at least as many horses
Who never left the starting gate
Diamond rings and furs
Swampland in New Jersey
That week I spent a year in LA
I hate to admit it
I threw the rest away
He said money don't mean nothing in this game of life
It's just a way of keeping score
Show me a man who's got everything
I'll show you one who wants even more
Well, so smoke 'em when you got 'em
When you hit the bottom
You gotta have a reason to smile
You can have a little piece of the rock
I'll take a little piece of mind
Some was spent on gambling a lot was spent on women
A little on some good cabernet
Three or four divorces, at least as many horses
Who never left the starting gate
Diamond rings and furs
Swampland in New Jersey
That week I spent a year in LA
I hate to admit it
I threw the rest away
Diamond rings and furs
Swampland in New Jersey
That week I spent a year in LA
I hate to admit it
I threw the rest away
I threw the rest away