It's poker tonight with the mother in law
I'll ride the big blind once I'm done with the saw
Get cleaned out by her
Keep my hand hidden, use look-away eyes
Sees right through my little disguise
She'll mean up for sure
A warning about her was in a short note
'Be careful my love' was all I can quote
No danger in cards playing fair
But she's dealing 'em deadly, she's spitting tacks
My wife ain't home she's out 'balling the jack'
On a train somewhere
It's been a long, long climb and I'm going down slow
It's been a long, long climb and I'm going down slow
It's been a long, long climb and I'm going down slow
Feeling uneasy, there's trouble ahead
She tells me story about a fella who's dead
For an unknown hole card he played
Deals me a pair of aces and eights
Teaching me how to lose with grace says
'Now you'll learn how it feels to be poor'
'Now you'll learn how it feels to be poor'
She says 'a dead man's hand son will teach you how to be poor'
It's been a long, long climb and I'm going down slow
It's been a long, long climb and I'm going down slow
It's been a long, long climb and I'm going down slow
It's been a long, long climb and I'm going down slow