Anticipating the deal
Be a real thrill
Red and black
Waiting on a lucky one-eyed jack;
Black and red
Suicide king turns up dead
Comes dressed like a desperate queen
With diamond dreams - seductive scheme
Could’ve used a Spade instead.

Flop to the river
Hoping for Hermes to deliver.
Rags and Royalty
Got burned on the turn -
Beyond return..,
More than learned
Earned unavoidable destiny.

Beaten by the blind -
The redhead with cigarette breath -
Raised to death -
Had three-of-a-kind
Fronting like with no concern
Madness to method
Juiced, deuced.., and the Diamond Queen
Couldn’t escape the bloodshed.

Locked down - beholden by your needs
Your dreams
That were sold to you
By other means - plant the seed
Through subliminal streams
Still haven’t a clue..,

Anticipating the deal
Be a real thrill
Red and black
Waiting on a lucky one-eyed jack;
With the proper hand
The one to land
Going to take a stand..,

Straight Four-flushed - baits the bluff
But it’s never enough
Obey command-on-demand
Never to understand
Pushed to the extreme
Lost to the gambler’s wasteland
Compensates - not so well - for low self-esteem.