Dealer / Debtor

Eyes burning

"Stare through me

I see you giving up your hand"

Eyes burning

Into the back of his head

Aces hidden up sleeves of cheaters, liars and thieves

Dealer folding a straight

And debtor flushing

Drag him kicking out the back

Struggling hands around his neck

"Can't fool me

Or hide from me"

Wrapping fists around his head

Lessons learned or common sense

"Can't cheat death or hide from it"

Turning pockets for his debts, concrete tearing at his skin

"Can't fool me, can't fool me"

"Keep walking, you'll find your way to the bridge"

Cold pistol pressed in the back of his head

Switchblade hidden in sheathe, in reach while down on his knees

Dealer making him beg and debtor plotting

How to keep his blood and veins from spilling out, ending up in cold and shallow ground

"Stare through me now, stare through me"

Moon shining down

"What do you see?"

"I see a broken, beaten man, I see a coward at the end"

"Can't fool me now, can't fool me

It's a long way down"

Gut sinking

"I am a broken, beaten man

I am a coward at the end"

Dealer puts away his gun and tells the debtor to run

Dealer walks along the tracks, sun is rising at his back

"Can't fool me, run from me"

Rattling memories around his head

Death at home and in the trench

"Can't fool me, can't shake me"

"Can't drink enough to make me drown

Bridge and river pull me down"

"Don't feel me, stay shaking"