Put your money out the mattress, place your bid Put it all on the cap with the flap [?] [?] with a stack, proud of where I’m from Now I sound the checks, back and the front I used to play shows free, now I make double nickles [?] might hit ’em with the triple Hard to stay humble when you work this hard They tell you shoot for the moon but I was born a star I’ll deal the hand with no dirty tricks No nothing’s ever changed Always scheming to take my money And that ain’t going away That’s why they dealt me in and said they love me Now sign your life away Better play it through the bone boy, don’t wanna go home boy As long as you’re in the game, now hit me Hear that dirty road about to talk and get rough Then twists and turns you, mercy, burns you cuts Laid down some cards and made it hard on myself But it ain’t gon’ change not a damn thing Just be able to hand out this deal Got them [?] boots, got some Levi jeans A couple middle fingers flying for the world to see Told them hang around a minute, we gon’ give ’em a show About to get it, get it popping, sh** they’re rocking our boat Like a [?] in the wind ‘Bout to take it [?] Right up next to nothing when we came out the case Me and [?] took a loan so the bank would get paid So just give it up big boy and free my song But they gain nothing for free, boy, indeed I know Was it a lardy-dardy life, ain’t no party Keep it here to the grind, don’t sh** nobody Keep your workboots on, don’t die in your sleep [?] don’t sh** where you eat Keep that ace in the hole with the one-eyed jack When life hits low you can hit right back, now hit me
Hear that dirty road about to talk and get rough Then twists and turns you, mercy, burns you cuts Laid down some cards and made it hard on myself But it ain’t gon’ change not a damn thing Just be able to hand out this deal You wanna play the game with me boy You better learn to play it right ‘Cause when the cards lay down if we ain’t around Then the cards ain’t shuffled right And when they call your bluff you gon’ realize There’s a dead man’s hand right before your eyes (Now hit me) You should have seen the tail You’ve been played by the hand that I dealt (Uh, yeah) k** ’em in the game, a hot son of a b**h With my finger flying high at everything that they pitch ‘Cause if the skipper ain’t steering then the boat won’t sail I’m the ace in the hole so you can ride on my coat tail Termites biting and they’re coming out the woodwork [?] they could borrow everything I ever stood for [?] right one, let one loose Watch me Chris Kyle any dealer I choose It’s a long, long road when you’re made to walk that line Through the twists and turns and the cuts and burns but your boy gon’ be just fine When the smoke all clears and the scars all heal, don’t tell me how I feel ‘Cause I wouldn’t change not one damn thing, I’m just playing the cards I was dealt Check ’em out, now hit me Hear that dirty road about to talk and get rough Then twists and turns you, mercy, burns you cuts Laid down some cards and made it hard on myself But it ain’t gon’ change not a damn thing Just be able to hand out this deal