Released on July 6, 1988

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[Verse 1]

She stepped off the bus

Out into the city streets

Just a small town girl with her whole life packed

In a suitcase by her feet

But somehow the lights didn't shine as bright

As they did on her mama's TV screen

And the work seemed harder, days seemed longer

Than she ever thought they'd be


[Pre-Chorus]

But you know, you gotta stick to your guns

When it all comes down

'Cause sometimes you can't choose

It's like heads they win, tails you're gonna lose


[Chorus]

Win big, mama's fallen angel

Lose big, living out her lies

Wants it all, mama's fallen angel

Lose it all, rolling the dice of her life


[Verse 2]

Now she found herself in the fast lane

Livin' day to day

Turned her back on her best friends, yeah

And watched her family slip away

And just like a lost soul caught up in the Hollywood scene

All the parties and the limousines

Such a good actress hiding all her pain

Trading her memories for fortune and fame


[Pre-Chorus]

Just a step away

From the edge of a fall

Caught between Heaven and Hell

Where's the girl I knew a year ago?


[Chorus]

Win big, mama's fallen angel

Lose big, living out her lies

Wants it all, mama's fallen angel

Lose it all, rolling the dice of her life


[Bridge]

Too much, too soon

Or just a little too late

'Cause when her ship came in

She wasn't there, it just wouldn't wait


[Chorus]

Win big, mama's fallen angel

Lose big, living out her lies

Wants it all, mama's fallen angel

Lose it all, rolling the dice of her life

Win big, mama's fallen angel

Lose big, living out her lies

Wants it all, mama's fallen angel

Lose it all, rolling the dice of her life


[Outro]

Win big, mama's fallen angel

Lose big, living out her lies

Wants it all, mama's fallen angel

Lose it all, rolling the dice of her life

Win big, mama's fallen angel

Lose big, living out her lies

Wants it all, mama's fallen angel

Lose it all, rolling the dice of her life