Playing the Cards

Written by Jeff F. Marretta Created for the A Matter of Time Collection Playing the Cards (Verse 1) On a dusty road the sun beats down Strangers prowlin' 'round this ghost of a town They tell you boy you’re not fitting in I say son you don’t know me or where I’ve been Mind is racing as whistles cry on a lonely train Not gonna judge or find someone that I blame I know who I am and who I’m supposed to be Can’t tell me that one day we can’t be free (Pre chorus) I got iron and lead to finish off the chase That’s when the dealer said son go get your ace (Chorus) Playing the cards that I’ve been given Trying not to die in the land of the livin Slipping through time with grains of sand I’m playing the cards that are in my hands (Verse2) Sometimes the house deals you a ugly nasty blow That’s when my mind goes straight to what I know Not a rich man by no means am I poor There’s never a time when I don’t check my ego at the door (Pre chorus) Now I’m at the table, dealer sets his sights He can’t read my eyes cause I got a lotta fight (Chorus) Playing the cards that I’ve been given Trying not to die in the land of the livin Slipping through time with grains of sand I’m playing the cards that are in my hands (Screaming guitar solo) (Break) Push me down, kick me now I can take it all and some how What makes me great is always in my heart……… (Final Chorus) Playing the cards that I’ve been given Trying not to die in the land of the livin Slipping through time with grains of sand I’m playing the cards that are in my hands (Outro) Playing the cards that I been dealt Never taken a bow or ever Knelt Wether its an ace or just a two or three I’m playing the cards that were dealt to me