The ponies run, the girls are young,
 The odds are there to beat.
 You win a while, and then it s done
 Your little winning streak.
 And summoned now to deal
 With your invincible defeat,
 You live your life as if it s real,
 A thousand kisses deep.
 I m turning tricks, i m getting fixed,
 I m back on boogie street.
 You lose your grip, and then you slip
 Into the masterpiece.
 And maybe i had miles to drive,
 And promises to keep:
 You ditch it all to stay alive,
 A thousand kisses deep.
 Instrumental
 And sometimes when the night is slow,
 The wretched and the meek,
 We gather up our hearts and go,
 A thousand kisses deep.
 Confined to sex, we pressed against
 The limits of the sea:
 I saw there were no oceans left
 For scavengers like me.
 I made it to the forward deck.
 I blessed our remnant fleet
 And then consented to be wrecked,
 A thousan