Walked up in the bar and sat down on the stool
and got the low down from the guy with the jewel
he was playinand' pool and he thought he was good
cuz he bet me 5 dimes he could sink em with his foot
he grabbed a stick tried to kick it with his heel
did a sic back flip and ended up full kneel
he didnand't squeal but it looked like it hurt
and it did cuz he took me for my cash and my shirt
i got worked but whatand's worse than that
just as he was leaving he tipped his hat
then he laughed and said andquot;iand'm sorry and'bout your luckandquot;
when he walked out the door he got hit by a truck
aces and eights, aces and eights, aces and eights
thatand's a dead mans hand
aces and eights, aces and eights, aces and eights
thatand's a dead mans hand
aces and eights, aces and eights, aces and eights
thatand's a dead mans hand
aces and eights, aces and eights, aces and eights
how bout the guy used to hang in the clubs
getting all the numbers and getting all the love
he didnand't wear gloves he was too hard core
may he rest in peace we donand't see him anymore
lots of stories and old cliches
small town girl tryinand' to make her way
she moved to the city all she wanted was a job
now sheand's underneath the desk tryinand' to move too the top
it wonand't stop cuz the circle wonand't let it
be carefil what you wish for
you might get it
you know the cat got macked by thhe bees
he was messinand' with the honey and the mose and the cheese
aces and eights, aces and eights, aces and eights
thatand's a dead mans hand
aces and eights, aces and eights, aces and eights
thatand's a dead mans hand
aces and eights, aces and eights, aces and eights
thatand's a dead mans hand
aces and eights, aces and eights, aces and eights
you could beat the system you could beat your girl
but who ya gonna beat come the end of the world
(imagine) everything you ever worked for (strived for)
suddenly becominand' everything your gonna die for
now whatand'd ya live for? nothing anymore right
how could you live your whole life uptight?
see everything you did and everything you seen
rolled around in the mud but you couldnand't come clean
and that makes you dirty now how does that feel?
living life like an open cut that wonand'y heal
sore at the world and you donand't know why
you bounced like a ball and thatand's how youand'll die
aces and eights, aces and eights, aces and eights
thatand's a dead mans hand
aces and eights, aces and eights, aces and eights
thatand's a dead mans hand
aces and eights, aces and eights, aces and eights
thatand's a dead mans hand
aces and eights, aces and eights, aces and eights
aces and eights, aces and eights, aces and eights
thatand's a dead mans hand
aces and eights, aces and eights, aces and eights
thatand's a dead mans hand
aces and eights, aces and eights, aces and eights
thatand's a dead mans hand
aces and eights, aces and eights, aces and eights
