[Hook] They holla bookie, bookie Now I'm lookin' lookin' Numbers game' play the rates Bets cookin' cookin' As I'm standin' by the bar watching regulars come Best to tally up the count 'fore the game has begun Know the field, and players, and the habits of play Got a system so consistent that it never would sway But as everything'll change, I adapted a way Use the blue collar gamblers and folks everyday Start to see a different caliber Comin' to bet with me They only bet the sure shots It's unexpectedly Surprisin' and getting me Feelin' so uneasy Risin' the feelin' that chance just may beat me They eyes as cold as the cash, hits the table top Starin' harder than a target 'fore ya take a shot Bet you they believin' they deal with a small fry I get the hint they need a fall guy Nope [Hook] They holla bookie, bookie Now Im lookin' lookin' Gettin' nervous, how the ball game's cookin' cookin' And the stakes hit the ceiling when the rookie's bookin' Every fiber of my being feels I'm gettin' took-en What is this? What's real? I try to separate it But I think you know the deal Running's harder than steel The game starts ill Nothin' follows a pattern No one playin' the same Makin' me ask what happened and bigger players is snappin' Money is such a factor They lookin' for me and rewardin' k**ers for capture All from a bet they placing and tension increasing after All of my hunches right, I say dammit its a disaster! No where that I can turn Fears fillin' my eyes Knew that somethin' was up so I'm really not too surprised Soaring top of my trade till they target me out the sky Damn, i think they found they fall guy Nope [Hook]