One Too Many

Down at the Ace-y Deuce-y where bat wings flap away
They’re saw dust floors two-bit whores and heartaches dealt all day
So if you’re feeling lucky boy while riding into town
Step inside belly up and lay your money down

I bellied up a double please awaiting on a game
Bar-keep another double as I hear them call my name
I walked a crooked line to where a motley crew was found
Old Maid Mariah Red Dog and a Stud five cards the clown
The games were fast and furious I’m dreaming as I deal
Another shot Mariah’s hot how lucky I do feel
The cards go down she opens up and suddenly I raise
Another shot there serving winch this is my lucky day

One two one two one too many everything seems right
One two one two one too many what did I do last night

My head is on a swivel as I’m spinning in my chair
I hit the ground not knowing why nor did I really care
Subconscious voices in my head a dark and dingy room
The bitter smell of stale cigars and scent of cheap perfume
Some how some way I ended up in this awful place
Bells are ringing in my head what is this sticky paste
My eyes are barely open and my mind is less than clear
The question that I ask myself what am I doing here

One two one two one too many everything seems right
One two one two one too many what did I do last night

In the corner Red Dog stares a smile upon his face
Why is there such pain down south what is this awful taste
And why is Old Maid lying here next to me in bed
A toothless grin from ear to ear I wish that I were dead
My dreams of black Mariah were never realized
Instead humiliation and unconscious compromise

One two one two one too many nothing went as planned
One two one two one too many I can’t comprehend
One two one two one too many everything seemed right
One two one two one too many what did I do last night