Walked up in the bar, sat on the stool And got the low down from the guy the jewel He was pool and he thought he was good 'Cause he bet me five dimes, he could '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 'cause he me for my cash and my shirt
I got worked, but worse than that Is as he was leaving he tipped his hat Then he laughed and said, I'm 'bout your luck When he out the door, he got hit by a truck
Aces and 8's, 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 Aces and 8's, a dead man's hand Aces and 8's, and 8's and 8's
How the guy, used 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 don't see him
of stories and old cliches Small town girl to make her way She moved to the city, all she was a job Now, she's underneath the desk, tryin' to to the top
It stop 'cause the circle won't let it Be careful you wish for, you might get it You know the cat got by the bees He was messin' with the and the mouse and the cheese
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 man's
and 8's, aces and 8's Aces and 8's, a dead man's hand and 8's, aces and 8's and 8's
You could beat the system, you could beat your But who ya gonna beat, the end of the world? Imagine, everything you worked for, strived for Suddenly becomin' everything gonna die for
Now ya live for, nothing anymore, right? How could you live your life uptight See you did and everything you seen Rolled around in the mud, but you couldn't clean
And that you dirty, now how does that feel Living life like an open cut that won't Sore at the and you don't know why You like a ball and that's how you'll die
Aces and 8's, 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
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
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 hand Aces and 8's, and 8's and 8's