Walked up in the bar sat down on the stool
And got the low down from the guy with the jewel
He was playin` 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 didn`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 what`s worse than that

Just as he was leaving he tipped his hat
Then he laughed and said i`m sorry `bout your luck
When he walked out the door he got hit by a truck


Chorus:
Aces and eights, aces and eights, aces and eights

That`s a dead mands hand
Aces and eights, aces and eights, aces and eights
That`s a dead mands hand

Aces and eights, aces and eights, aces and eights
That`s a dead mands hand
Aces and eights, aces and eights, aces and eights


How about the guy used to hang in the clubs
Getting all the numbers and getting all the love

He didn`t wear gloves he was too hard core
May he rest in peace we don`t see him anymore
Lots of stories and old cliches

Small town girl tryin` to make her way
She moved to the city all she wanted was a job
Now she`s underneath the desk tryin` to move to the top

It won`t stop cuz the circle won`t let it
Be careful what you wish for
You might get it

You know the cat got macked by the bees
He was messin` with the honey and the mouse and the cheese


(chorus)

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 becomin` everything your gonna die for

Now what`d ya live for? nothing anymore right
How could you live your life uptight?
See everything you did and everything you seen

Rolled around in the mud but you couldn`t come clean
And that makes you dirty now how does that feel?
Living life like an open cut that won`t heal

Sore at the world and you don`t know why
You boucned like a ball and that`s how you`ll die


(chorus)