From the recording Nurd Country
Lyrics
I found Deacon Jim Slumped down in the corner I thought he was sleeping He was just about dead Buckshot in the gut
He grabbed for my collar Pulled me in tightly
Slowly he said
Debt, drugs and women They must be avoided Stay away from the tables And don’t double down Vices are easy
And the choices are plenty But you’ll have to pay When the bill comes around
Jim was a legend
He dressed like a baron
He deserved so much better Than to bleed out alone
I asked him who did it
And swore I’d take vengeance
“Don’t bother, son I did it all to myself”
Debt, drugs and women They must be avoided Stay away from the tables And don’t double down Vices are easy
And the choices are plenty But you’ll have to pay When the bill comes around
You’ll have some fun along the way But in the end
the only win is not to play
You just go on living
All is forgotten
Like a losing flush discarded away
The graveyard was empty The preacher spoke pretty I told him stop
He was just wasting time Jim knew his nature
And he danced with the devil
A bad beat from hell
He had his tombstone inscribed
Debt, drugs and women They must be avoided Stay away from the tables and don’t double down Vices are easy
And the choices are plenty But you’ll have to pay When the bill comes around
You’ll have to pay
When the bill comes around
You’ll have to pay
When the bill comes around