Cold Dice

Pocket full of small change

heavy on my left side

I don’t say much, baby

I let the face slide

Old scars on my knuckles

new chain, same room

I been moving quiet

like a body in a tomb

Corner store receipt

and a half-bent grin

I learned how to lose

before I learned to win

They want a loud threat

I just lower my eyes

Keep my circle tight

and my alibi lies

Tell me who you trust

when the night gets thin

Tell me who you love

when the walls cave in

I been on my own

with a cold dice roll

If I take that chance

I might take your soul

Cold dice, cold dice

I don’t fold twice

Cold dice, cold dice

I keep my head right

Cold dice, cold dice

You can see the ice

Cold dice, cold dice

I been living nice

Tinted little coupe

with a scuffed-up seat

Ash on the sleeve

and a slow heartbeat

Mama said, " Boy, pray"

I said, " I do"

Then I kissed her cheek

and I disappeared through

Back lot, blue smoke

my name in the air

Every old friend

got a new cross to wear

I don’t chase applause

I don’t chase the crowd

I just count my steps

and I keep them down

Tell me who you trust

when the night gets thin

Tell me who you love

when the walls cave in

I been on my own

with a cold dice roll

If I take that chance

I might take your soul

Cold dice, cold dice

I don’t fold twice

Cold dice, cold dice

I keep my head right

Cold dice, cold dice

You can see the ice

Cold dice, cold dice

I been living nice

If the phone don’t ring

then the room stay still

If the deal go wrong

then I pay that bill

I don’t talk too big

I don’t fake that glow

I been built from grit

and a low, low slow

Cold dice, cold dice

I don’t fold twice

Cold dice, cold dice

I keep my head right

Cold dice, cold dice

You can see the ice

Cold dice, cold dice

I been living nice