Walked up in the bar, sat on the stool And got the low down from the guy with the He was playin' pool and he 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 sick flip and ended up full kneel He squeal, but it looked like it hurt And it did he took me for my cash and my shirt
I got worked, but what's than that Is as he was leaving he tipped his hat Then he laughed and said, I'm sorry 'bout luck he walked out the door, he got hit by a truck
Aces and 8's, and 8's Aces and 8's, that's a dead man's and 8's, aces and 8's Aces and 8's, that's a man's hand
and 8's, aces and 8's Aces and 8's, that's a dead hand and 8's, aces and 8's and 8's
How 'bout the guy, to hang in the clubs Getting all the numbers and getting all the He didn't wear gloves, he was too May he rest in peace, we don't see him
of stories and old cliches Small girl tryin' to make her way She to the city, all she wanted was a job Now, underneath the desk, tryin' to move to the top
It won't stop the circle won't let it Be careful what you wish for, you get it You the cat got macked by the bees He was messin' with the honey and the and the cheese
and 8's, aces and 8's Aces and 8's, that's a man's hand Aces and 8's, and 8's Aces and 8's, that's a dead man's
Aces and 8's, and 8's Aces and 8's, that's a dead hand Aces and 8's, and 8's and 8's
You could beat the system, you beat your girl But who ya gonna beat, come the end of the Imagine, everything you worked for, strived for Suddenly becomin' everything gonna die for
Now what'd ya live for, nothing anymore, How could you live your life uptight See everything you did and everything you Rolled in the mud, but you couldn't come clean
And makes you dirty, now how does that feel Living life like an open cut that won't at the world and you don't know why You like a ball and that's how you'll die
and 8's, aces and 8's Aces and 8's, that's a dead hand and 8's, aces and 8's Aces and 8's, that's a dead hand
Aces and 8's, and 8's Aces and 8's, that's a man's hand and 8's, aces and 8's and 8's
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