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That Was a Crazy Game of Poker > Rain Or Shine

Well I woke up one morning, broke like the dawn
I had to get out of this town, you see it's me and my lonesome
I got to get some, got to get moving, man I can't back down
I ended up walking straight through a day and that night
And then go by weeks, ended up playing cards with the devil one night
Here we go

So here
Here's how it happened, believe me I'm surprised
Walk into this bar, in the middle of the night
First thing it's open, but nobody around, no car packed outside
Dust storm, in the back I go
I got my drink, two rocks they just floating
Sit at the table for the game of my life
Across from me was the devil himself, I mean he's smoking
He tried to take the money from me
Well here we go through the night

Oh my
Twenty thrown down in my fist of rage
And the man to my left just folded down
Johnny doubled up with a Royal Flush
I had three Jacks (and a pair of Nines)
Well my mind is turning just two shots more
Not much left to play
Then dude walk in, black hat on top, what a mop
I'm lucky it wasn't a county cop, cause I'm just running out of my time

Who's up for game two, what to do?
My wallet's getting thin and I just lost my watch last night
Well I got a problem just one answer gotta throw it all down
(And kiss that shit goodbye)
Yeah

That was a crazy game of poker
I lost it all
But someday I'll be back again
And I'm never to fall
Never to fall

Who's up for game three?
I can barely see the bourbon drowning next to me
I just lost it all
There's a man sitting next to me
Red with smiling eyes
It's funny, I don't have no money tonight
Oh no

That was a crazy game of poker
I lost it all
But someday I'll be back again
And I'm never to fall
I'm never to fall

Bra diggity dat.... I say now skat, my baby how bout that
You see me coming out the front, never out that back
And I walk into the bar yesterday
I had something to do, something to say
He walked in behind me and I did not turn around, oh
Till I heard that sound of feet falling on that ground
Looked over my shoulder and I saw me a clown
And I said what y'all doing on the Island tonight

So I asked Johnny what you doing tonight
He looked at me with a face full of fright
(And I said how about a revolution)
And he said

I say of, you say a, a revolution, and you say Jah
I say now of, you say a, a revolution, and you say
May God be with me

Oh my god what a beautiful night
Oh it feels so good, I mean it feels so right
Do you hear me feeling good tonight
And if you with me, Chicago let me hear you tonight

I just want to introduce you. This is Richard On on the guitar, everybody. And, uh, that's Mikel Paris up there on the keys, et cetera. On the drums, our best friend in the world, Chris Culos. That's Benj Gershman on the bass, Benj Gershman. My name is Marc. We're O.A.R. We're from Rockville Maryland.

I mean, I almost forgot. On the saxaphone Mr. Jerry Depizzo.

And I'm not gonna quit, man I won't ever stop
No, won't ever quit, won't ever stop
Won't ever quit, won't ever stop
Don't give a shit because you've got the drop
And you shouldn't ever quit, don't you ever stop
Don't give a shit because you've got the drop

You all got eyes, two eyes just like mine
Feeling mighty funky, kinda fine
Drank a bottle of whiskey before I came
To the place, man, to see what's the same
My man named Johnny sitting across the table from me
To my left there was a man, you see he had no, no gin
He didn't really think about starting to sin
You see the man to my right, he wasn't feeling mighty nice
He musta looked kinda mad, man I felt kinda bad
I took his money last night, kinda funny
I'm just struggling (I love my honey bunny)
I don't know what to say any more
I better head out of that front door

You see now I asked Johnny what you doin tonight
(He looked at me with a face full of fright
And I said how about a revolution)
And he said

I said of, you say a, revolution, and you say Jah
I say now of, you say a, revolution, and you say Jah
I say of, and you say a, a revolution, you say Jah
I say of, you say a, revolution, may God be with me
Will you watch over us tonight? God be with me
We could all use a lot more of your light