Cards I Was Dealt - Moonshine Bandits, The Lacs

Put your money out the mattress, place your bid

Put it all on the cap with the flat bill lid

'Cause I earn with a stack, proud of where I’m from

Now I sound the checks, back and the front

I used to play shows free, now I make double nickles

When they ask me back, might hit 'em with the triple

Hard to stay humble when you work this hard

They tell you «shoot for the moon"but I was born a star

I’ll deal the hand with no dirty tricks

No nothing’s ever changed

Always scheming to take my money

And that ain’t going away

That’s why they dealt me in and said they love me

«Now sign your life away»

Better play it through the bone, boy

Don’t wanna go home, boy

As long as you’re in the game

Now hit me

Yeah, that dirty road up at the top can get rough (can get rough)

Them twists and turns burns and cuts (that's right)

Laid down some cards and made it hard on myself

But it ain’t gon' change not a damn thing

Just playing the hand I was dealt

Got them boots and some Levi jeans

A couple middle fingers flying for the world to see

Told 'em hang around a minute, we gon' give 'em a show

About to get it, get it popping, shit, I’m rocking our boat

Like a Peterbilt big rig whistlin' in the wind

'Bout to take it international

Worth right up next to nothing when we came out the case

Me and Clay took a loan so the bank would get paid

So just give it up big boy and free my soul

But there ain’t nothing for free, boy, indeed I know

Was it a la-dee-da-dee life, ain’t no party

Keep it here to the grind, don’t shit nobody

Keep your work boots on, don’t die in your sleep

pairs long, don’t shit where you eat

Keep that ace in the hole with the one-eyed jack

When life hits low you can hit right back

Now hit me

Yeah, that dirty road up at the top can get rough (can get rough)

Them twists and turns burns and cuts (that's right)

Laid down some cards and made it hard on myself

But it ain’t gon' change not a damn thing

Just playing the hand I was dealt

If you wanna play the game with me, boy

You better learn to play it right

'Cause when the cards lay down, if we ain’t around

Then the cards ain’t shuffled right

And when they call your bluff you gon' realize

There’s a dead man’s hand right before your eyes

(Now hit me) you should’ve seen the tell

You’ve been played by the hand that I dealt

Uh, yeah

Killing in the game, a hot son of a bitch

With my finger flying high at everything that they pitch

'Cause if the skipper ain’t steering then the boat won’t sail (no)

I’m the ace in the hole so you can ride on my coat tail

Termites biting and they’re coming out the woodwork

they could borrow everything I ever stood for

right one, let one loose

Watch me Chris Kyle any dealer I choose

Now hit me

It’s a long, long road

When you’re made to walk that line

Through the twists and turns

And the cuts and burns

But your boy gon' be just fine

When the smoke all clears

And the scars all heal

Don’t tell me how I feel

'Cause I wouldn’t change not one damn thing

I’m just playing the cards I was dealt

Check 'em out

Now hit me

Yeah, that dirty road up at the top can get rough (can get rough)

Them twists and turns burns and cuts (that's right)

Laid down some cards and made it hard on myself

But it ain’t gon' change not a damn thing

Just playing the hand I was dealt

Yeah, that dirty road up at the top can get rough

Them twists and turns burns and cuts

Laid down some cards and made it hard on myself

But it ain’t gon' change not a damn thing

Just playing the hand I was dealt