The song is about family, and the sacrifices that come with being dedicated to one’s family.
Palumbo: “It’s about watching the American family man and kind of wrapping my head around it, and understanding my dad as the family man, a lot of the stuff that he went through and comparing it to where me...
[Chorus]
I'm not a betting man
If I was I'd have my money on the mule
I'm not a betting man
If I was I'd have my money on, money on the mule
[Verse 1]
From my lips to your ringing ears
Cut the screen and open wide
As you bask in the sun
No, no
You never complain
No
You just pass the plate around
[Chorus]
I'm not a betting man
If I was I'd have my money on the mule
I'm not a betting man
If I was I'd have my money on, money on the mule
[Verse 3]
Bad taste
Panting like a dog
Fucked before the gettin's real good
From my lips
To your ringing ears
Better buy it a drink
And pass the plate around
[Chorus]
I'm not a betting man
If I was I'd have my money on the mule
I'm not a betting man
If I was I'd have my money on, money on the mule