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Hustler Lyrics
It’s not easy on my bed sheets
It’s not easy on my nerves
It’s not easy on my conscience
It’s not easy on my soul
This is not what you wanted
What you wanted for me
I know that much now
My apologies
You would call me a harlot
You would call me a whore
You see I’m a man now
I'm worth so much more
But I’ve got the heart of a hustler with a hustler’s pain
I’ve got the heart of a hustler with all the hustler’s shame
I’ve got the body of a lover with a masochist's brain
I’ve got the heart of a hustler
I’m playing a dangerous game
The mind says no sir, but the body says please
The heart stays silent, such a silent tease
And I don’t know why I’m telling you this
Maybe I’ve gotta get it off my unholy chest
There's a road much travelled
But one I haven’t walked down yet
And it calls my name
It calls my name
Yes it calls my name
It’s a darker path
And it calls my name
I’ve got the heart of a hustler with a hustler’s pain
I’ve got the heart of a hustler with all the hustler’s shame
I’ve got the body of a lover with a masochist's brain
I’ve got the heart of a hustler
I’m playing a dangerous game
I’m playing a dangerous game (dangerous game, dangerous game)
I’m playing a dangerous game (dangerous game, dangerous game)
I’m playing a dangerous game (dangerous game, dangerous game)
I’m playing a dangerous game (dangerous game, dangerous game)
I’ve got the heart of a hustler with a hustler’s pain
I’ve got the heart of a hustler with all the hustler’s shame
I’ve got the body of a lover with a masochist's brain
I’ve got the heart of a hustler
I’m playing a dangerous game
I've got a hustler's heart
I've got a hustler's heart
I've got a hustler's heart
I've got a hustler's heart
I've got a hustler's heart
I've got a hustler's heart
I've got a hustler's heart
I've got a hustler's heart
heart
heart
heart
It’s not easy on my nerves
It’s not easy on my conscience
It’s not easy on my soul
What you wanted for me
I know that much now
My apologies
You would call me a whore
You see I’m a man now
I'm worth so much more
I’ve got the heart of a hustler with all the hustler’s shame
I’ve got the body of a lover with a masochist's brain
I’ve got the heart of a hustler
I’m playing a dangerous game
The heart stays silent, such a silent tease
And I don’t know why I’m telling you this
Maybe I’ve gotta get it off my unholy chest
There's a road much travelled
But one I haven’t walked down yet
And it calls my name
It calls my name
Yes it calls my name
It’s a darker path
And it calls my name
I’ve got the heart of a hustler with all the hustler’s shame
I’ve got the body of a lover with a masochist's brain
I’ve got the heart of a hustler
I’m playing a dangerous game
I’m playing a dangerous game (dangerous game, dangerous game)
I’m playing a dangerous game (dangerous game, dangerous game)
I’m playing a dangerous game (dangerous game, dangerous game)
I’m playing a dangerous game (dangerous game, dangerous game)
I’ve got the heart of a hustler with all the hustler’s shame
I’ve got the body of a lover with a masochist's brain
I’ve got the heart of a hustler
I’m playing a dangerous game
I've got a hustler's heart
I've got a hustler's heart
I've got a hustler's heart
I've got a hustler's heart
I've got a hustler's heart
I've got a hustler's heart
I've got a hustler's heart
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God, this song -- it's so incredible. He takes such a typically overdone subject and makes it into something so...elegant. It's as if every fiber of his being is poured into the lyrics and I love that.
It's not a hard song to get the gist of -- he's admitting his addiction to sex. He knows he's in the wrong, but he just can't bring himself to stop because, like he says: "the mind says 'no sir' / but the body says 'please' / the heart stays silent / such a silent tease".
He may have the heart of a hustler, but along with it comes pain and shame.