CHEAT OR LOSE

Cheat Or Lose

There was a dangerous woman from Miami way
With hair black as night and an angel’s face
She left a string of broken hearts like breadcrumbs on her path
And pain and destruction in her aftermath
She’d say
Baby if I’m honest
If I had to choose
I only had two choices
Cheat or lose
And I can’t lose
There was a young dumb brother took Chicago for a ride
Runnin’ numbers for hustlers late at night
He skimmed a little off the top to make some money on the side
They beat that young brother within inches of his life
He said
Fellas if I’m honest
Since I had to choose
I only had two choices
Cheat or lose
And I can’t lose
Guitar solo
Bridge:
The moral of the story is you make your bed
And you gotta lay in the mess you made
Own your mistakes cuz when it’s said and done
You may have cheated but you still haven’t won
You ain’t won
Naw you haven’t won

Now that Miami woman and that Chicago kid
Never did learn from the things they did
They both kept on cheating and messing around
Now she’s old and alone and he’s six feet underground