Some people say J esus t hat's the ace in the h ole
But I never m et the m an so I don't really k now
Maybe some C hristmas i f I'm sick and al one
H e will look up my n umber
Call me on the phone and say
Hey----boy where you been so long-
Don't you know me?
I'm your ace in the hole
Two hundred d ollars t hat's my ace in the h ole
W hen I'm down dirty and d esperate t hat's my emergency bank r oll
I got two hundred d ollars t hat's the price on the s treet
I f you wanna get some q ualit y
That's the price you got to meet. And the man says
Hey--- Junior where you been so long?
Don't you know me?
I'm your ace in the hole
Once I was crazy and my ace in the hole
Was t hat I knew that I was c razy So I n ever lost my self-cont rol
I just walk in the middle o f the r oad I sleep in the middle of the b ed
I stop in the middle o f a s entence
And the voice
Hey--- Junior
Don't
I'm your
in the middle of my
where you been
you know me?
ace in the hole oh
head said
so long?
yeah
Ace in the hole
Lean on m |e
Don't you know me?
I'm your guarante e
R iding on this ro lling bus
Beneath a stony sky
With a slow moon rising
And the smokestacks drifting b y
I n the hour when the he art is weakest
And memory is strong
When time has stopped
and the bus just rolls al ong
Roll on roll o n
Roll on roll o n
Roll on roll o n
Some people say m usic t hat's their ace in the h ole
J ust your ordinary r hythm and b lues Your basic rock and r oll
Y ou can sit on the top of the b eat; y ou can lean on the side of the b eat
Y ou can hang from the b ottom of the b eat
But you got to admit that the music is sweet
Where you been so long?
Don't you know me?
I'm your ace in the ho le oh yea h
Ace in the hole
Lean on m |e
Don't you know me?
I'm your guarante e