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 'Cuz he bet me five he could sink 'em with his foot
He grabbed a stick to kick it with his heel Did a sic back 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 Just as he was he tipped his hat he laughed and said, "I'm sorry 'bout your luck" When he walked out the door he got hit by a
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How the guy used to hang in the clubs? all the numbers and getting all the love He didn't wear gloves, he was too core May he in peace we don't 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 tryin' to move to the top
It won't 'cuz 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 messin' with the honey and the mouse and the
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You beat the system, you could beat your girl But who ya gonna beat, the end of the world? Imagine everything you worked for, strive for becomin' everything your gonna die for
Now what'd ya live Nothing anymore, right? How could you live life uptight? See everything you did and everything you Rolled around in the mud but you come clean
And that makes you dirty now how does feel? Living life like an open cut won't heal Sore at the world and you know why You bounced like a ball and how you'll die
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