Original Song Lyrics: Written by M. S. McKenzie, All Rights Reserved
"Neon Playground"
[Intro: Instrumental]
[Verse 1]
Shimmering mirages rise up from a desert of sand and stone
Towers of glass where fortunes are won and fortunes are blown
Slots play their siren song as fountains dance in the night air
While yesterday's nobodies try to become tomorrow's millionaires
All bets are off when daylight fades, and the action never sleeps
In this neon playground built on dreams where debts run deep
[Chorus]
Vegas, Vegas, where the dice never stop rolling
Vegas, Vegas, where the champagne keeps on flowing
Beneath all the glitter and beneath all the glow
There's a hidden truth that all the locals know
This city just deals in fantasies...
...but all too often plays for keeps
While Lady Luck decides who laughs...
...she also decides who weeps!
[Verse 2]
Here the showgirls sparkle, while magicians make tigers disappear
In a city where Elvis still lives and plays fifty-two shows a year
From Bellagio's dancing fountains to Fremont Street's light show
High rollers, tourists and honeymooners are all just part of the show
A wedding chapel on each corner where vows are made in haste
'What happens here stays here' - at least that's what they say
[Verse 3]
Family-friendly in the light of day with roller coasters up high
Circus acts, and chocolate fountains might catch a child's eye
But when the desert sun sinks behind the Rainbow Mountains
The city transforms as adult appetites are far more clandestine
Cocktail waitresses with tired smiles serve yet another round
While dreams begin to circle the drain and then start to drown
[Bridge]
When dealers and dancers have had their fill of the grift
They travel beyond the Strip to where the real people live
Vegas is the city of contrasts, a city of pleasure and pain
One minute your on the high of your life...
...the next you've lost everything you gained
[Verse 4]
From mobsters, Rat Pack legends, and comedians to musical stars
Like the real Elvis Presley to Lady Gaga, they've all left their marks
A city that reinvents itself year after year and decade after decade
Where old casinos were imploded, in their place, new ones made
But beneath all this crazy spectacle and carefully-crafted allure
Is world-famous desert survivor with a heart both tough and pure
[Chorus]
Vegas, Vegas, where the dice never stop rolling
Vegas, Vegas, where the champagne keeps on flowing
Beneath all the glitter and beneath all the glow
There's a hidden truth that all the locals know
This city just deals in fantasies...
...but all too often plays for keeps
While Lady Luck decides who laughs...
...she also decides who weeps!
[Outro: Instrumental with casino sounds fading]
