It's a mean ol place
That place you go
Where the outside temperature Is less than 10 below
And Queen of Spades Tells the Jack of Hearts
You better keep your distance Before i cut you off
It's a mean ol place
It's a mean ol place Where the maitre'd
Slips his hand in your pocket And call you mon amie
And he seats you at your table Says I hope you like the view
Then you turn around and find him Staring down at you
It's a mean ol place
It's a mean ol place Done in velvet green And all the other patrons
Like yourself are quite obscene And you sit around and gossip Cause there's nothing much to do And before you know it
The world is spinning around you
It's a mean ol place That place in your head You think you're alone
But there's someone else instead One tells you what is wrong
One tells you what is right Before you make your mind up They're turning out the lights It's a mean ol place
It's a mean ol place Where you lose your soul
Down there drinking in a whiskey hole And you curse creation