TEXAS HOLD 'EM

by Beyoncé

From the album: Cowboy Carter

Track 7 of 27 on Cowboy Carter (2024).

Duration: 3:53

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Lyrics for TEXAS HOLD 'EM

This ain't Texas (oh) Ain't no hold 'em (hey) So lay your cards down, down, down, down So park your Lexus (ooh) And throw your keys up (hey) Stick around, 'round, 'round, 'round, 'round (stick around) And I'll be damned if I can't slow-dance with you Come pour some sugar on me, honey too It's a real-life boogie and a real-life hoedown Don't be a bitch, come take it to the floor now, woo, ha There's a tornado (there's a tornado) In my city (in my city) Hit the basement (hit the basement) That sh– ain't pretty (sh– ain't pretty) Rugged whiskey (rugged whiskey) 'Cause we survivin' ('cause we survivin') Puffin' red-cup kisses, sweet redemption, passin' time, yeah Ooh, one step to the right We headed to the dive bar we always thought was nice Ooh, run me to the left Then spin me in the middle, boy, I can't read your mind This ain't Texas (oh) Ain't no hold 'em (hey) So lay your cards down, down, down, down So park your Lexus (ooh) And throw your keys up (hey) Stick around, 'round, 'round, 'round, 'round (stick around) And I'll be damned if I can't slow-dance with you Come pour some sugar on me, honey too It's a real-life boogie and a real-life hoedown Don't be a bitch, come take it to the floor now, woo And I'll be damned if I cannot dance with you Come pour some liquor on me, honey too It's a real-life boogie and a real-life hoedown Don't be a bitch, come take it to the floor now, woo (Woo-hoo) (Woo-hoo) (Woo-hoo) There's a heatwave (there's a heatwave) Comin' at us (comin' at us) Too hot to think straight (too hot to think straight) Too cold to panic (cold to panic) All of the problems Just feel dramatic (just feel dramatic) And now we're runnin' to the first bar that we find, yeah Ooh, one step to the right We headed to the dive bar we always thought was nice Ooh, you run to the left Just with me in the middle, boy, I can't read your mind This ain't Texas (oh) Ain't no hold 'em (hey) So lay your cards down, down, down, down (oh) So park your Lexus (hey) Throw your keys up (hey) Stick around, 'round, 'round, 'round, 'round (stick around) And I'll be damned if I can't slow-dance with you Come pour some sugar on me, honey too It's a real-life boogie and a real-life hoedown Don't be a bitch, come take it to the floor now, woo And I'll be damned if I cannot dance with you Come pour some liquor on me, honey too It's a real-life boogie and a real-life hoedown Don't be a–, come take it to the floor now, ooh Take it to the floor now, ooh (oops, spurs, boots) To the floor now, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh (tap back, oops, shoot) Come take it to the floor now, ooh And I'll be damned if I cannot dance with you Baby, pour that sugar and liquor on me too (spurs, spurs, boots) Sologenic, photogenic, shoot

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