Well, I guess I really oughta be makin up songs but
Ya, aku rasa aku seharusnya bikin lagu, tapi
I know it's dumb and sick and wrong and
aku tahu itu bodoh, aneh, dan salah, dan
got the studio booked in tennessee
aku sudah pesan studio di Tennessee
and my record producer's callin me
dan produser rekorku lagi nelpon
the tape will roll in just three weeks and
rekamannya bakal mulai dalam tiga minggu lagi, dan

they wanna book the band for a rodeo dance and
mereka mau pesan band untuk tarian rodeo, dan
the contract claims they got five grand and
kontraknya bilang mereka punya lima ribu dolar, dan
my agent says we oughta take the show
agenku bilang kita seharusnya ambil pertunjukan ini
but tell you the truth I don't wanna go
tapi jujur aja, aku nggak mau pergi
cuz there's this real good game of split hi-lo and
soalnya ada permainan split hi-lo yang seru banget dan

tattooed young dark haired girls call me and
cewek-cewek muda berambut gelap yang bertato nelpon aku dan
I could skate for free in the hockey league and
aku bisa main skate gratis di liga hoki, dan
there's famous people’d like to write with me
ada orang-orang terkenal yang mau nulis bareng aku
and the beer at the black dog’s usually free
dan bir di Black Dog biasanya gratis
the whole damn world’s an oyster to me and
seluruh dunia ini terasa seperti tiram bagiku, dan

we're on the radio in el paso and
kita ada di radio di El Paso, dan
finally got a little bit of press in t.o. and
akhirnya dapat sedikit perhatian di T.O., dan
they're buying the records out in amsterdam
mereka beli rekaman kita di Amsterdam
there's rock tours booked in far off lands
ada tur rock yang dijadwalkan di negeri jauh
but i'm feelin kinda gambley and
tapi aku merasa pengen berjudi sedikit, dan

I don’t see much of my friends these days cuz
aku jarang ketemu teman-temanku akhir-akhir ini, soalnya
except whitey and gravy, they like a game and
kecuali Whitey dan Gravy, mereka suka main game
my neighbor brent says I got a problem
tetangga ku, Brent, bilang aku punya masalah
but he don't know cuz nobody taught him
tapi dia nggak tahu, soalnya nggak ada yang ngajarin dia
to bet the best when you know you got ‘em and
buat bertaruh yang terbaik saat kamu tahu kamu punya peluang, dan

all I wanna do is play cards
yang aku mau cuma main kartu

crib and guts and stook and gin and stud and cowboy pitch
crib, guts, stook, gin, stud, dan cowboy pitch
blackjack, eight or better, draw and hold em, chase the bitch
blackjack, delapan atau lebih, draw dan hold 'em, kejar si nakal
acey deucy, never loosey, hearts and black mariah
acey deucy, nggak pernah kalah, hearts dan black mariah
smear and low chicago, man, the stakes keep gettin higher
smear dan low chicago, bro, taruhannya makin tinggi

contract bridge and spades and whist and kings and little ones
contract bridge, spades, whist, raja dan yang kecil-kecil
canasta, hearts and spite and malice, kings make little ones
canasta, hearts, dan dendam, raja bikin yang kecil-kecil
whores and fours and one-eyed bores, house rules that ain't acknowledged
perempuan jalang, empat, dan bore bermata satu, aturan rumah yang nggak diakui
and them games you learned at vet school and at agricultural college
dan permainan yang kamu pelajari di sekolah hewan dan di perguruan tinggi pertanian

chinese rummy, greek manila, omaha, dutch chase
chinese rummy, greek manila, omaha, dutch chase
start em when they're young with fish and war and crazy eights
mulai mereka dari kecil dengan fish, war, dan crazy eights
twenty one and thirty one and seven twenty seven
dua puluh satu, tiga puluh satu, dan tujuh dua puluh tujuh
well if I don't play for money, hon, will I still get to heaven
kalau aku nggak main untuk uang, sayang, apakah aku tetap bisa ke surga?

three card brag and three card monte, razz and deuce to seven
three card brag dan three card monte, razz, dan deuce ke tujuh
melding sets and red dog bets and counting cards with kevin
menggabungkan set dan taruhan red dog, dan menghitung kartu dengan Kevin
between the sheets and screw your neighbor, let it ride, strip poker
antara lembaran dan jaga tetangga, let it ride, strip poker
old men on the corner playing pinochle and euchre
orang tua di sudut bermain pinochle dan euchre

yeah
ya