THE GAME IS NOT OVER (Alt 2)

Intro You saw me go down And called it over. Hell… That’s when I started playing.

Verse 1 You dealt from underneath the table Smiled and called the whole thing fair Had your boot across my throat Before I knew you put it there You took my money, took my woman Took the name above my door Left me bleeding in the alley Like I wouldn’t ask for more But a man learns every player When he watches from the floor And the hand you thought had killed me Only taught me how to score

Pre-Chorus Go ahead Count your winnings Raise a glass And lock the door You can celebrate the ending— But the game is not over

Chorus The game is not over I’ve still got hell in my hand You can deal from the bottom I still know where you stand You can bury the joker You can crown yourself king But until I quit breathing— You ain’t won a damn thing The game is not over Not while I’m still drawing blood You put everything against me Now I’m raising you the mud NOT OVER! NOT YET!

Verse 2 You bought friends with stolen silver Bought the law another round Built your throne from broken people Then got comfortable looking down You told everyone I folded Said I ran when pressure came Now every whispered conversation Ends the moment they hear my name I ain’t coming for forgiveness I ain’t asking what went wrong I came back to take the table And remind you who it’s on

Pre-Chorus Keep pretending You don’t see me Keep that smile A little more You can bluff the whole damn county— But the game is not over

Chorus The game is not over I’ve still got smoke in my lungs You can silence every witness You can purchase every tongue You can bury the evidence Wash the dirt from everything But until I quit breathing— You ain’t won a damn thing The game is not over Your luck just ran out of road You thought I was beneath you Now I’m carrying what you owe You made one mistake. You thought losing Made me harmless.

Bridge I lost the house I lost the land Lost every soul Who shook my hand Lost my faith And lost my fear Funny— That’s what brought me here A man with something left to lose Can still be bought or bent But a man who watched it all burn down Is a dangerous son of a bitch

Breakdown No more mercy No more deals No more wondering What was real You showed your hand I learned your tell Now place your bet— And go to hell The game is not over I’ve got the devil on call You can stack the whole damn deck I’ll still outlive you all You can bury the joker You can crown yourself king But until I quit breathing— You ain’t won a damn thing The game is not over Hear that dead man laughing loud You left me underneath the table— Now I’m standing in the crowd The game is not over Your kingdom’s coming apart You played every card against me— I was the ace in the dark THE GAME— NOT DEAD— You thought the final hand was dealt— I haven’t played My best one yet

Outro Your move.

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