My father was a gambler, he threw horseshoes at the moon He won a million dollars, he lost a million, too They repossessed the house, they towed that Cadillac My daddy, he just smiled and said "One day I'll win it back" My daddy bought that Cadillac off a Detroit motor line Then he drove it through his home town, to prove he hit his prime With hundred dollars bills in a Saint Chris money clip And four kids starin' proudly from that big ol' sinkin' ship Throwin' horseshoes at the moon Boys, it's mighty risky odds, sometimes ya hook the milky way, Or the outstretched hands of God But mostly they just fall into a dark and dusty hole And the sound of fallin' horseshoes, it pulls upon your soul Throwin' horse shoes at the moon My daddy was a gambler, but he had an honest heart He never did complain, when the whole thing fell apart He just swam that sea of alcohol till he hit the other side How can ya be a loser if you never lose your pride? Throwin' horse shoes at the moon Boys, it's mighty risky odds, sometimes ya hook the milky way, Or the outstretched hands of God But mostly they just fall into a dark and dusty hole And the sound of fallin' horseshoes, it pulls upon the soul Throwin' horse shoes at the moon.