[Verse 1]
Fat Cat came in slick
With a white-knuckled grin
Robin set the chalk down
And the whole room leaned in
Eight ball on the corner
Old scars in the felt
Every loss got a name
Every win had a smell
[Pre-Chorus]
He said, "Boy, you talk big
But your hands tell the truth"
Robin tapped the rail once
Like he was back in his youth
The bar went quiet
The fan made a hum
Two hearts on the table
One heart for the run
[Chorus]
Win or lose
I keep my name
Win or lose
I still stand the same
Fat Cat, Robin
Who leaves with the crown?
Win or lose
I don't back down
[Verse 2]
Fat Cat lost a brother
To the grind and the snow
Robin lost a mother
And he learned how to go
Through the ache in the morning
Through the bills on the floor
Through the mirror that told him
"You ain't that boy anymore"
[Pre-Chorus]
So he lined up the cue
Like a line in the sand
Said, "I been on my knees
But I still got my hands"
Fat Cat laughed like thunder
Then his smile wore thin
'Cause the best kind of battle
Starts when you step in
[Chorus]
Win or lose
I keep my name
Win or lose
I still stand the same
Fat Cat, Robin
Who leaves with the crown?
Win or lose
I don't back down
[Bridge]
[Half-time]
Banjo crying low
Harmonica bends
Robin sees his own ghost
In the bars and the ends
Fat Cat sees the hunger
Beneath all that shine
Both of them broken
Both of them fine
[Final Chorus]
Win or lose
I keep my name
Win or lose
I still stand the same
Fat Cat, Robin
Who leaves with the crown?
Win or lose
I don't back down
Win or lose
I know who I am
Win or lose
I'm my own man