Walked up in the bar, sat on the stool And got the low down from the guy the jewel He was playin' pool and he thought he was 'Cause he bet me five dimes, he could 'em with his foot
He grabbed a stick, to kick it with his heel Did a sick back flip and up full kneel He didn't squeal, but it looked like it And it did 'cause he me for my cash and my shirt
I got worked, but what's worse than Is just as he was he tipped his hat Then he laughed and said, I'm 'bout your luck he walked out the door, he got hit by a truck
Aces and 8's, and 8's and 8's, that's a dead man's hand Aces and 8's, and 8's and 8's, that's a dead man's hand
Aces and 8's, and 8's Aces and 8's, that's a dead man's and 8's, aces and 8's and 8's
How 'bout the guy, to hang in the clubs all the numbers and getting all the love He didn't gloves, he was too hardcore May he rest in peace, we see him anymore
Lots of stories and old Small girl tryin' to make her way She to the city, all she wanted was a job Now, she's underneath the desk, to move to the top
It won't stop 'cause the 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 and the mouse and the cheese
Aces and 8's, 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 Aces and 8's, that's a dead hand and 8's, aces and 8's and 8's
You could the system, you could beat your girl But who ya gonna beat, come the end of the Imagine, you ever worked for, strived for Suddenly becomin' everything gonna die for
Now what'd ya for, nothing anymore, right? How could you your 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 like an open cut that won't heal Sore at the world and you know why You bounced a ball and that's how you'll die
Aces and 8's, 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 man's hand and 8's, aces and 8's and 8's
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 man's hand
and 8's, aces and 8's Aces and 8's, that's a man's hand Aces and 8's, and 8's and 8's