[Verse 1] It was a cool night in Dallas at the Southside 9 Ball Palace When I stepped in off the sidewalk with my pool cue in my hand I said Ive come for Texas Slim, were gonna shoot 9 ball, me and him And tonight well find out who is the better man Now Ive heard he used to be the best and Ive already beaten all the rest From New York to Chicago and L.A They say that hes the king of hustlers An old time Texas pool hall rustler and aint he the man that they used to say [Chorus] Never make it too easy when you break em Get all the money out on the table then take time to chalk and aim Dont take pity on the suckers son... Just take em Cause if you cant afford to lose Then you should never play the game [Verse 2] Then out of the shadows dim stepped what once was Texas Slim He was ripped, worn and ragged, kinda run down at the feel He said, Its been a long time son, since I shot pool with anyone But Ill play you one game if thats the way you feel He was a pitiful looking man with a three day beard and a tremblin hand Had to take him a shot of whiskey to ease the shakes I said, Ive come to take you for all youve got And it dont matter if it aint a lot And just to show you Im a sportin man, you can have the break You might also like[Verse 3] And then a smile crossed the face of every pool shark in that place As Slim took down his custom inlaid pool cue from its stand He said Ive heard for days that you were comin With your pockets full and your young mouth runnin And tonight well find out who is the better man Then all we heard were cue balls crack and 9 balls fall and Slim say Rack He kept the run til all my money was gone And then he looked at me with those eye of ice And said, Son Ill just leave you with this advice To ponder as you hitchhike your way back home [Chorus] Never make it too easy when you break em Get all the money out on the table then take time to chalk and aim Dont take pity on the suckers son... just take em Cause if you cant afford to lose Then you should never play the game
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