(Chip Taylor)

And his love will be his vision 
And he'll take you where you stand 
And will you stand your life by his 
And help the boy become a man 

And he'd be the son of his father his father the teacher 
Teaching love and honesty being his own man handler 
For the son of  the son of run of the mill run 
Rotten gambler 

Will the devil be getting to you as you look back 
Over what you've done 
And what you've done was it for reason or rhyme 
Was it just for fun 

And he'd be the son of his father his father the teacher 
Teachin' love and honesty being his own man handler 
For the son of  the son of run of the mill run 
Rotten gambler 

Back on the road now you can lose your head 
There ain't no kingdom for the gambling man 
You know the road now and you've made your stand 
When his eyes shine upon you shine upon you 

And he'd be the son of his father his father the teacher 
Teaching love and honesty being his own man handler 
For the son of  the son of run of the mill run 
Rotten gambler 

Back on the road now you can lose your head 
There ain't no kingdom for the gambling man 
You know the road now and you've made your stand 
When his eyes shine upon you shine upon you 

And he'd be the son of his father his father the teacher 
Teaching love and honesty being his own man handler 
or the son of  the son of run of the mill run 
Rotten gambler