Lady Luck

She has blood red lips Matching finger tips And fiery auburn hair Steel blue eyes like a forty five That can kill with a simple stare She leaves a smokey trail With a big exhale Never pays for a drink I knew he was doomed When she entered the room Smiled and gave me a wink I ordered a Crown and looked around I noticed him startin' to sweat It was a quarter to nine and she was right on time So I continued with my bet He paused and stared thumbing his pair Waiting for lightning to strike Then things got rough when I called his bluff Much to his dislike Life's just a game of deceit and lies Poker's a reflection of life in disguise There's nothing wrong with admitting defeat The lady in red is a tough one to beat Winning ain't easy, there's always a surprise The little lady chooses who lives and who dies As he sat there, eyes cold and dead He folded his cards and this is what he said A smart man knows when it's time to retreat It's something I learned growing up in the street I've played with the Devil, I filled him with lead But nothing haunts me like the Lady in red She's a heartbreaker son so may I suggest If you're playing with her Keep 'em close to your vest I watched him leave and gathered my chips As the Lady in Red kissed my lips There was something familiar with the man I just beat Like staring at myself in the face of defeat His soft spoken words hit like a truck One day she'd be gone, no more Lady Luck My time will run out and she'll soon disappear With a gut shot straight and a tear in my beer Life's just a game of deceit and lies Poker's a reflection of life in disguise There's nothing wrong admitting defeat The lady in red is a tough one to beat Winning ain't easy there's always a surprise The little lady chooses who lives and who dies Who lives and who dies Who lives and who dies Break it on down