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Artist: Tom T. Hall
Canonical path: /tom-t-hall/deal
Related lyric paths: 6
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Deal
Read Deal lyrics by Tom T. Hall on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Deal
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Well life is a gamble and the days they're just so many decks
Oh the hours are cards they deal and you play what you get
Oh you think of the the time that you knew you could call so you raised
Oh you think of the the time that you got out when you should have stayed
Deal A may be the next card's an Ace
Deal you ought to go home but you know that a Flush beats A straight
Oh you can't have a Fullhouse the Queen has been dealt to a friend
Oh the good thing about life is they shuffle and they deal life again
Well the cards are all stacked when you're hot and the women are too
Oh it's a hard cut to take when you raised every hand but you do
Well I'm not complainin' it ain't like a Joker to cry
Oh it won't do to cheat cause you have to cash in when you die
So deal A may be the next card's an Ace...
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