No need to tell what you've invested in
Your eyes are buggin' and your face is looking thin
Rushing to the edge
It's an ominous ledge
And everybody knows
The market's very fickle now
Nothing's what it seems
There's no safe harbor when the world careens
As for me
I'm just pa**ing the time
And tonight I'm buying drinks for
Nothing but nines
The steel-bellied bull-boy ran only so far
Playing chicken in a brakeless car
It's all downhill now
Steer away from the mines
You can sweat it out or take a last spin
With nothing but nines
It's all a question of timing
But what does it matter now?
Put on a smile for a last fling
You did all right for a while
Hey, I'm not gloating
I'm here, too
I got to this party way before you
When you go all in
It's a hell of a ride
Sometimes when you need face cards
You get nothing but nines