[Verse 1]
Chair scraped stone
Smoke hung low
Pitch-black cards
Red-eyed host
He said, “Son
this ain’t a fable
You’ll burn for good
unless you clear my table”
[Chorus]
I’m at the devil’s table
Betting back my name
Every scar, every sin
stacked into this game
If I lose this hand
I’m gone forever, I know
So I’m shuffling through my memories
just to save my soul
[Verse 2]
Mama’s Bible
coffee stains
Sunday morning
couldn’t clean my veins
Crooked deals
and motel keys
I killed good love
choking on my greed
[Chorus]
I’m at the devil’s table
Betting back my name
Every scar, every sin
stacked into this game
If I lose this hand
I’m gone forever, I know
So I’m shuffling through my memories
just to save my soul
[Bridge]
I see a girl on the courthouse lawn
Bare feet, blue dress, then she’s gone (hey)
My daddy’s watch, my brother’s gun
Every bad thing I ever done
I say, “If I win, I walk out clean”
He laughs, “Boy, you’ll still be mean”
“But I’ll be breathing,” I say slow
“That’s all I need to grow”
[Chorus]
I’m at the devil’s table
Betting back my name
Every scar, every sin
stacked into this game
If I lose this hand
I’m gone forever, I know
So I’m laying down my last regret
to try and buy my soul
[Outro]
One card left
cold as bone
I lift my eyes
He grins like stone
“Either way,”
he says real low
“You’ll leave here
with what you chose”