Walked up in the bar, sat on the stool And got the low down from the guy the jewel He was playin' and he thought he was good 'Cause he bet me five dimes, he sink 'em with his foot
He grabbed a stick, tried to kick it with his Did a back flip and ended up full kneel He didn't squeal, but it looked like it And it did he took me for my cash and my shirt
I got worked, but what's than that Is just as he was leaving he his hat Then he laughed and said, I'm sorry 'bout your he walked out the door, he got hit by a truck
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and 8's, aces and 8's Aces and 8's, that's a dead hand Aces and 8's, and 8's and 8's
How 'bout the guy, used to hang in the Getting all the and getting all the love He wear gloves, he was too hardcore May he rest in peace, we don't see him
Lots of and old cliches Small town girl to make her way She to the city, all she wanted was a job Now, she's the desk, tryin' to move to the top
It won't 'cause the circle won't let it Be what you wish for, you might get it You know the cat got by the bees He was with the honey and the mouse and the cheese
and 8's, aces and 8's Aces and 8's, a dead man's hand and 8's, aces and 8's Aces and 8's, a dead man's hand
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You beat the system, you could beat your girl But who ya beat, come the end of the world? Imagine, everything you worked for, strived for Suddenly everything your gonna die for
Now what'd ya for, nothing anymore, right? How could you live whole life uptight See everything you did and everything you Rolled around in the mud, but you couldn't come
And makes you dirty, now how does that feel Living life like an open cut won't heal at the world and you don't know why You bounced a ball and that's how you'll die
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and 8's, aces and 8's Aces and 8's, that's a dead hand Aces and 8's, and 8's and 8's
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