John LT - Nothing but Nines lyrics

No need to tell what you've invested in Your eyes are buggin' and your face is looking thin Rushing to the edge It's an ominous ledge And everybody knows The market's very fickle now Nothing's what it seems There's no safe harbor when the world careens As for me I'm just pa**ing the time And tonight I'm buying drinks for Nothing but nines The steel-bellied bull-boy ran only so far Playing chicken in a brakeless car It's all downhill now Steer away from the mines You can sweat it out or take a last spin With nothing but nines It's all a question of timing But what does it matter now? Put on a smile for a last fling You did all right for a while Hey, I'm not gloating I'm here, too I got to this party way before you When you go all in It's a hell of a ride Sometimes when you need face cards You get nothing but nines