Deal Me Straight

Lyrics

[Intro] You said, “Trust me,” with a grin too wide Then changed your story by the other side Brass in the doorway, piano on the run I’ve seen that little trick—you’re not the only one [Verse 1] You leave one message, then you vanish for a week Come back polished with a practiced speech Got three excuses folded in your coat And every single one is missing what you wrote You call it charm, I call it cheap disguise A deck of marked cards underneath your eyes I’m done translating every crooked move Take your little act somewhere it can prove [Pre-Chorus] No more waiting by the telephone No more making your confusion home You can keep the mask, the grin, the alibi I’m stepping out before the curtain’s high [Chorus] I’m tired of men who play games Switching the rules, forgetting my name You want a queen? Then deal me straight I won’t sit still while you manufacture fate I’m tired of men who play games Pretty little lies with recycled flames Drop the act, get out my way I came to take my power back today [Drop] Deal me straight Or deal yourself away No more games No more games [Verse 2] You praise my fire when it warms your hands Then call me difficult when I make demands You want the thunder, but you fear the sound You want me near, but never standing ground I know the rhythm of your borrowed lines Same old promise dressed in newer shine But I’ve got receipts and a memory that bites Your smooth routine won’t make it through tonight [Pre-Chorus] No more waiting by the telephone No more making your confusion home You can keep the mask, the grin, the alibi I’m stepping out before the curtain’s high [Chorus] I’m tired of men who play games Switching the rules, forgetting my name You want a queen? Then deal me straight I won’t sit still while you manufacture fate I’m tired of men who play games Pretty little lies with recycled flames Drop the act, get out my way I came to take my power back today [Bridge] I don’t need a king with a loaded deck I don’t need a hand around my neck Bring me truth, bring me something real Or watch this woman leave with the whole damn wheel [Final Drop] Deal me straight Or deal yourself away I’m not your prize I’m not your play No more games No more games [Outro] Curtain down, the house lights rise You lost the woman you tried to disguise I kept my name, my nerve, my flame And left you there with your little game