Lyrics: The Dealer

I got a million questions, like, "Why the hell can't Heaven be on Earth?"

"Why do good folks have to hurt?"

"Why's life a lesson?"

"Why's every single blessin' have a curse?"

"Why's love take so much work?"


And why does Mom and Daddy's hair have to turn gray?

I guess everyone's got reasons why their shoulders carry weight


There's been a few days I 'bout folded

But I found one more card to play

Been a few days, I was hopeless

And I'll be damned, I drew an ace

Guess that's life and that's why I remind myself

To spend more time talkin' to the dealer

Than worryin' about the hands I'm dealt


Sure feels like life would be better if hearts like mine, they never wound up broke

That ain't how most stories go

I won't lie, I'm tired of walkin' through this fire and brimstone world we all call home

But I'm, I'm still sittin' at the table makin' bets

I'm bettin' that some better times are comin' up ahead, yeah


There's been a few days I 'bout folded

But I found one more card to play

Been a few days, I was hopeless

And I'll be damned, I drew an ace

I guess that's life and that's why I remind myself

To spend more time talkin' to the dealer

Than worryin' about the hands I'm dealt

The hands I'm dealt


And I used to think you're supposed to pray

'Cause it was somethin' that God needs

But now I see it's less for him

And really more for me


There's been a few days I 'bout folded

But I found one more card to play

Been a few days, I was hopeless

And I'll be damned, I drew an ace

I guess that's life and that's why I remind myself

To spend more time talkin' to the dealer

Than worryin' about the hands I'm dealt

The hands I'm dealt