[Verse 1] I keep my smile like a knife Wrapped up in Sunday lace I pour sweet tea with a steady hand While I read your face You want soft, you want slow You want me easy to bend Baby, I can play real nice Till the nice comes to an end [Pre-Chorus] I hold my tongue I hold my breath I hold that fire Right by my chest One more step One more lie Then the black snake Opens its eyes [Chorus] I'll be nice until the nice runs out I'll be nice until the nice runs out Then you better watch your ass Better watch your ass I'll be nice until the nice runs out I'll be nice until the nice runs out Then you better watch your ass Better watch your ass [Verse 2] My boots know mud My heart knows steel I learned my mercy Is a borrowed deal You cross that line You cross it clean I don't raise hell I set it free And when I turn You feel that chill Like a church bell cracked On a broken hill [Pre-Chorus] I hold my tongue I hold my breath I hold that fire Right by my chest One more step One more lie Then the black snake Opens its eyes [Chorus] I'll be nice until the nice runs out I'll be nice until the nice runs out Then you better watch your ass Better watch your ass I'll be nice until the nice runs out I'll be nice until the nice runs out Then you better watch your ass Better watch your ass [Bridge] I ain't the prayin' kind When I'm backed in a corner I go from honeyed hand To a storm on the border So kiss that grin goodbye And keep your mouth shut tight 'Cause the quiet in me Got teeth tonight [Final Chorus] I'll be nice until the nice runs out I'll be nice until the nice runs out Then you better watch your ass Better watch your ass I'll be nice until the nice runs out I'll be nice until the nice runs out Then you better watch your ass Better watch your ass
