Rack 'Em Up

[Verse 1]
The neon sign is buzzing like a hornet in the dark Shadows stretch across the green, just waiting for a spark I set my case upon the bar and order up a neat There’s a silence in the corner where the sharks and hustlers meet You hear the click, you hear the roll, the rhythm of the game Another town, another table, but the angle’s just the same

[Chorus]
So rack 'em up and break 'em wide Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide From the pocket to the rail, I’m calling every shot Give it everything you have, show me what you got Yeah, the stripes and the solids are a heavy load to haul But I’m living for the moment when I drop the 8 ball

[Instrumental Interlude]

[Verse 2]
Chalk dust in the air tonight, it settles on your hands Geometry and steady nerves, the best laid battle plans You study every bank and kiss, you try to read the leave But there’s always something tricky that I’m hiding up my sleeve The cue ball is a dancer, spinning backward on a string And when the pocket swallows it, you don't feel a thing

[Chorus]
So rack 'em up and break 'em wide Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide From the pocket to the rail, I’m calling every shot Give it everything you have, show me what you got Yeah, the stripes and the solids are a heavy load to haul But I’m living for the moment when I drop the 8 ball

[Bridge]
It ain't about the money, though the money’s nice to hold It’s the thunder of the break and the stories that get told When the room goes quiet and the cue is lined up true And everyone is watching just to see what you will do

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus]
So rack 'em up and break 'em wide Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide From the pocket to the rail, I’m calling every shot Give it everything you have, show me what you got Yeah, the stripes and the solids are a heavy load to haul But I’m living for the moment when I drop the 8 ball

[Outro]
Yeah, drop the 8 ball Rack 'em up again Just turn the page my friend One more game (Fade out)