Ace in the Hole
Unveiling Life's Secret Cards: Ace in the Hole
Lyrics
This town is full of guys
This town is populated with individuals.
Who think they're mighty wise,
These individuals believe they possess great wisdom.
Just because they know a thing or two.
They feel knowledgeable because they know a thing or two.
You see them every day
These people are visible every day.
Walkin' up and down Broadway,
They stroll along Broadway.
Telling of the wonders they can do.
They boast about the remarkable things they can achieve.
There's con men and there's boosters,
Among them are confidence tricksters and thieves.
Card sharks and crap-shooters.
There are also gamblers and cheats.
They congregate around the Metropole.
They gather around the Metropole (a location).
They wear fancy ties and laces,
They wear sophisticated clothing and accessories.
But where do they get their aces?
But where do they obtain their advantages or tricks?
They all have got an ace down in the hole!
They all possess a secret advantage or skill.
Some of them write to the old folks for coin,
Some write to their elderly family members for money.
And that is their ace in the hole,
That financial support is their hidden advantage.
And others have friends on the old Tenderloin;
Others have connections in the old Tenderloin (a district); that's their advantage.
That's their old ace in the hole.
Those relationships serve as their secret weapon.
They'll tell you of trips that they're going to take
They talk about extravagant trips they plan to take.
From Florida to the North Pole.
From Florida to the North Pole, they claim.
The fact is, their name would be mud,
In reality, their reputation would suffer if they lost their secret advantage.
Like a chump playing stud,
Similar to a naive person playing a particular card game.
If they lost that old ace down in the hole!
That hidden advantage is crucial for their status and success.
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