Cards Tight

Intro

Mm-hmm

Yeah

Verse 1

She deal the hand with a painted smile

Candle wax dripping on the tile

I count my chips and I hold my breath

One wrong move is a kind of death

The room goes quiet when the dealer speaks

Chalk dust settling on my cheeks

Chorus

Play your cards tight

Keep your eyes on the door

Play your cards tight

You might walk out with your soul

Play your cards tight

(Play your cards tight)

She might let you leave

(Let you leave)

Verse 2

She shuffles slow like a snake in grass

Every queen she flips is a looking glass

I bet too much on a pair of kings

Now the whole table's pulling strings

Sweat on my collar and a hollow grin

The only way out is to not fold in

Chorus

Play your cards tight

Keep your eyes on the door

Play your cards tight

You might walk out with your soul

Play your cards tight

(Play your cards tight)

She might let you leave

(Let you leave)

Bridge

I came I played I stayed too long

A bluff is a prayer when the odds are wrong

Fold the fear and stack the nerve

One last card is all I deserve

Drop

Play your cards tight

She might let you leave

Play your cards tight

She might let you leave with your soul

Chorus

Play your cards tight

Keep your eyes on the door

Play your cards tight

You might walk out with your soul

Play your cards tight

(Play your cards tight)

She might let you leave

(Let you leave)

Outro

With your soul

With your soul