Escrita por Mark Knopfler, foi gravada entre 28 de novembro e 12 de dezembro de 1978, no Compass Point, em Nassau e lançada em 5 de junho de 1979 no disco Communiqué, o segundo disco da banda. Foi produzida por Barry Beckett e Jerry Wexler. Mark Knopfler cantou, tocou guitarra solo e base. David Knopfler tocou guitarra base e fez backing vocals. John Illsley tocou baixo e fez backing vocals. Pick Withers tocou bateria. Barry Beckett tocou teclado.
A letra:
He sticks to his guns
He take the
road as it comes
It take the shine off his shoes
He says it's a
shame
You know it may be a game
Ah, but I won't play to lose
He's burning the grass
He take up a
glass
He swallow it neat
He crosses the floor
He open the
door
He take a sniff of the street
And she tell him that he's crazy
She's
a-saying listen baby
I'm your wife
She tell him that he's
crazy
For gambling a-with his life
But he climbs on his horse
You know
he feel no remorse
He just kicks it alive
His motor is fine
He
take it over the line
Until he's ready to dive
And she tell him that he's crazy
Yes
she's saying listen baby
I'm your wife
Yeah she tell him that
he's crazy
For gambling with his life
He sticks to his guns
He take the
road as it comes
It take the shine off his shoes
He says it's a
shame
You know it may be a game
Ah but I won't play to lose
He sticks to his guns
He take the
road as it comes
It take the shine off his shoes
He's too fast
to stop
He take it over the top
He make a line in the news
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