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Oh gather close and mind your purse,
And hear of Tess—both gift and curse.
She drinks you dry and laughs it through,
Then leaves the cost to settle you.
Chorus:
Raise your cup—don’t drink too fast,
Some nights linger…some don’t last.
Laugh with Tess and mind the line,
Not all debts are paid in coin.
She walks in loud, she leaves you light,
Your coin gone missing by first light.
“Another round,” she grins and calls—
And somehow you still pay it all.
Chorus:
Raise your cup—don’t drink too fast,
Some nights linger…some don’t last.
Laugh with Tess and mind the line,
Not all debts are paid in coin.
Her stories swell with every drink,
Too wild to trust, too sharp to think.
But cross her once or press too far—
And you won’t find out who you are.
Final Chorus:
Raise your cup—now choose it well,
Some live long…and some don’t tell.
Laugh with Tess and mind the line,
Not all debts are paid in coin.