[Verse 1: Rap-rock male MC, swaggering rap-rock flow, bars on the snare] Two a.m. at Roxy's and the last call came and went Me and Dutch and the twins with the rent money spent We was loud at the pool table, loud at the door We was loud in the bathroom and we hollered for more Then the music cut out with a click and a hum And the whole room squinted like the sun had come Pool cues in the air and we froze where we stood 'Cause the house lights hit and nobody looked good [Hook: Rap-rock male MC, full band, huge rap-rock hook] House lights on and the house always wins Every tough guy squintin' like a kid with no friends Time to go home, get your coat, get your keys House lights on, and the house don't say please [Verse 2: Rap-rock female MC, Roxy, raw rap-rock verse, every bar on the snare] Name's Roxy, and the name is on the sign Every stool in the building and the bottles are mine I been pourin' twenty years for the loudest in town And the loudest in town never once shut me down You can holler at the band, you can holler at the game But you holler in my house and you're barred, all the same Dutch, put the cue down, twins, get the door Big man in the booth, you ain't drinkin' no more I don't need a bouncer and I don't need a crew I got two hands, a light switch, and a boot for you [Hook: Rap-rock male MC, full band, huge rap-rock hook, Roxy shouting the last line] House lights on and the house always wins Every tough guy squintin' like a kid with no friends Time to go home, get your coat, get your keys House lights on, and the house don't say please [Verse 3: Rap-rock male MC, switch clack, every instrument stops on the loud clack of the light switch, then the guitars crash back] I said, Roxy, one more, and I held up a thumb She came over that bar like a kick from a drum Took me up by the belt and the back of the shirt Carried me through the door and she dropped me in the dirt Dutch and the twins, they was already gone Left me on the curb with a single shoe on Then the sign went dark and the lock went click I'll be back Friday, Roxy, same stool, same trick [Final Hook: Rap-rock male MC, full band, huge rap-rock hook, everything up] House lights on and the house always wins Every tough guy squintin' like a kid with no friends Time to go home, get your coat, get your keys House lights on, and the house don't say please [End]
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