Sweet Dempsey waiting on a number Cups his sweating hand around dice and blows Breathes his reeking trust on tumbling bones In love with the air around a hundred thousand bad throws All nerve and no brain All nerve, no brain; It's jackpot plus in which he trusts. Someday I-- Someday I-- Sweet baby s**ing on a number Sweet Dempsey gladly trips switch after switch
He can feel himself drain out through his fingertips Uneasy union; The conception of a near miss All nerve and no brain All nerve, no brain It's jackpot plus in which he trusts Someday I-- Someday I-- Keep dropping it in cool on the machine Keep dropping it in Dropping it in Dropping it in Someday I-- Someday I-- Someday I--