There was no dumber evenin'
Than the night, Kenny Rogers
Bet his old face and gambled
On a plastic surgeon's knife
He must' a found a bargain
Got some "Save A Dollar" special
And does not own a mirror
Worst mistake of his life

Did the white hair numb his brain,
And just take away all senses?
Was it to please a girl friend,
Or did he get bad advice?
Was he thinkin' with the wrinkles?
Were the stores all out'a Botox?
He looks like a monkey, now
With weird eyebrowed pig eyes

You shouldn't mess with Mother Nature
Or the laws of gravitation
Face lines reflect character
No surgery should erase
His new look's so artificial
Just a face with no expression
It's ammunition for Jay Leno
And not the K.R. of old days..

You gotta' know not to nip it
Know not to tuck it
Know just to let it be
No vanity yield..
You never buy a Face Lift
From the guy who done Burt Reynolds
Or you're gonna' look like Kenny
When the scars are healed

That ain't the Gambler's face
A real sick imitation
You're gonna' wind up like a duck
When you go hire a quack
Now, doc's the only winner
And Kenny is the loser
'Cause faces ain't like bad used cars
You can't take 'em back

It really was a blunder
A real extreme make-under
Gone is the trademark look
They stole it while he slept
And when he played the face card
The Gambler lost the gamble
He threw away his yesterday
The face he shoulda' kept...


You gotta' not to nip it
Know not to tuck it
Know just to let it be
No vanity yield
You never buy a Face Lift
From the guy who done Burt Reynolds
Or you're gonna' look like Kenny
When the scars are healed

You're gonna' look like Kenny
When the scars are healed..