Ticker Tape Blues

Woke up on Monday, bell was ringin' loud Fired up the terminal, head stuck in a cloud Saw that pretty green line, start to climb so high Thought, 'My sweet baby, you're the apple of my eye' But by Tuesday morning, she'd done packed her bags and gone Left me with a sea of red, from dusk until the dawn. Oh, I got the ticker tape blues, flashin' in my soul That chart's a jagged heartbreak, takin' its bitter toll

One day it's a miracle, the next a funeral train Just waitin' for that closing bell, to feel the pain again Yeah, to feel that Friday pain again. Wednesday was a dead cat, bouncin' on the floor Teasin' all the hopefuls, then askin' 'em for more Thursday was a rumor, a whisper on the wire Lit a little candle, then set the whole thing on fire She builds you up with promises, a whisper soft and low

Then rips the floor right out from under, just to watch you go. Oh, I got the ticker tape blues, flashin' in my soul That chart's a jagged heartbreak, takin' its bitter toll One day it's a miracle, the next a funeral train Just waitin' for that closing bell, to feel the pain again Yeah, to feel that Friday pain again. Thirty years I've played this game, thirty years I've seen The bulls get fat and lazy, the bears get lean and mean

I should know her patterns, I should know her lies But I still see a little uptick, and get stars back in my eyes Just a fool for one more gamble, one more roll of the dice. Oh, I got the ticker tape blues, flashin' in my soul That chart's a jagged heartbreak, takin' its bitter toll One day it's a miracle, the next a funeral train Just waitin' for that closing bell, to feel the pain again Yeah, pour a drink for all that pain again.