Feeding slot machines, drinking free drinks, we struck up a conversation

Said, "This town really ain't my kind of thing, but it's great if you got time needs wasting"

And before I knew what I was getting into, we were off to the races

Yeah, three short days flew by in a haze

But that weekend still ain't fading

That's what happens when what happens in Vegas doesn't stay in Vegas

Yeah, you play to win but you lose and then she's the only thing you can think of

Yeah, you bet it all, but your ace don't fall, the bank ain't all that's breaking

But that's what happens when what happens in Vegas doesn't stay in Vegas

Yeah, that Southwest plane just wouldn't run late in spite of all my praying

And I like to think she was a second away from turning around and staying

Yeah, that TV screen still tortures me, those commercials they're always playing

That's how they get you to go, but what do they know? They ought to change that saying

That's what happens when what happens in Vegas doesn't stay in Vegas

Yeah, you play to win, but you lose and then she's the only thing you can think of

Yeah, you bet it all, but your ace don't fall, the bank ain't all that's breaking

But that's what happens when what happens in Vegas doesn't stay in Vegas

Yeah, you bet it all, but your ace don't fall, the bank ain't all that's breaking

But that's what happens when what happens in Vegas doesn't stay in Vegas

Yeah, when Vegas doesn't stay in Vegas