Las Vegas Cabbie

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LAS VEGAS CABBIE

Written by Barry P. Foley
Copyright © 12 February 2022

I’m a Las Vegas Cabbie, 9 years going on ten
I work a 12-hour shift, starting at 3 A.M.
It’s a crazy time in Sin City, before the rising sun
After daybreak it all settles down, most fares heading home,

I think I’ve seen it all, through my old rear-view
A 15 minute taxi ride is like sitting in a confession booth,
Some guy who hit the jackpot, wanted to pay me in casino chips
And some who lost it all, sit and curse the Vegas strip

1^st Chorus
What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas, so the story goes
What you did here can stay a secret, no one needs to know
What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas, is what the billboard said
Party all day and party all night, you can sleep when you’re dead

Massage parlors and strip joints all pay me referral fees
For the macho guys with money to blow, wanting to sow their seeds
Or pay 100 bucks just to drive out into the desert after they’ve had their fun
And sober up to the sound of silence and watching the rising sun

2nd^t Chorus
What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas, so the story goes
What you did here can stay a secret, no one needs to know
What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas, is what the billboard said
Party all day and party all night, you can sleep when you’re dead

I’ve driving a Taxi in Las Vegas, going on 10 years