I learned early how to read the room
Shadows talking louder than the truth
Every smile got a sharper edge
Every promise sitting on a ledge
I don’t bluff, I don’t fold in fear
I count my losses, keep them near
You can dress it up as fate
But I know my odds too well
Black, white — that’s the deck I play
Heads or tails, no in-between to stay
I don’t live in the safe gray light
I bet my heart on the wrong damn nights
Win or lose, I still show my face
Yeah, I walk the line, I raise the stakes
Black, white — that’s the deck I play
I’ve been rich in the things I lost
Paid my dues, counted every cost
Love came dressed like a loaded die
Rolled my way, then said goodbye
They say slow down, choose the calm
But calm never fit my palm
If I fall, let it be for real
Not some half-forgotten deal
Every truth cuts clean or bends
Every fire either warms or ends
I’d rather burn than barely glow
If I’m in, I’m all the way in, no
Black, white — that’s the deck I play
High noon heart, no time to pray
I don’t hedge on a maybe chance
I step forward when the lightning lands
Win or lose, hear the dice collide
I don’t run, I don’t hide
Black, white — that’s the deck I play
If I’m wrong, let it be loud
If I’m right, don’t slow me down
I don’t need the middle ground
I was built for the edge of town
Black, white — that’s the deck I play
All or nothing, come what may
When the table clears and the lights go low
I’ll still stand by the bets I chose
Say my name, remember the day
I didn’t fold, I didn’t sway
Black, white — that’s the deck I play