Bottle Of Smoke Lyrics

Lyric discussion by onefish 

Cover art for Bottle Of Smoke lyrics by Pogues, The

About winning at the races, yeah, but more about simple, prosaic moments of total elation. I smile so much at the "eeeeeeeyeah"s. And actually, there's something deeper - it's a moment of elation that comes rarely, in a rigged game. Odds are "20-fucking-5 to one," and the house usually comes out ahead. How much money do we think the guy has lost gambling, you know?