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No More Cards In The Game

from Citizens Of Nashville by Bob Menzies

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No More Cards In The Game
Words and music by Bob Menzies

I have travelled far and wide, been to the other side
Of the moon and back again
There is not much time, to make good on all my crimes
Possibly to ease some pain
This may be just an alley way, a place where people like me stay
And the bottle might not be much of a friend
But it sustains me, please don’t blame me
I’m still gonna see her again (go right to chorus)

It’s a long road home, when you’re travelling a-lone
And no body knows your name
It’s a long road home, in just your skin and bones
When you’ve got no more cards in the game

I remember you so well and time has begun to tell
About all the things that I missed
Got a worn out broken wallet, with a picture inside it
Each night I take it out for a kiss

I tell my story every night to the people I fight
They don’t listen, it don’t matter much to me
You know I will be coming home, how much longer can I roam
How much longer can this blind man fail to see

It’s a long road home, when you’re travelling a-lone
And no body knows your name
It’s a long road home, in just your skin and bones
When you’ve got no more cards in the game

Lewisburg was my home for twenty years and more
All that is behind me now
I got twenty bucks in my shoe, get me started really soon
If it please the good Lord to allow
I pray there is redemption I got no more contention
I got only time slippin away after all
If I don’t make it through the night, everything will be alright
Try to bury me in the town of Montreal (right into chorus)

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from Citizens Of Nashville, released November 14, 2014

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Bob Menzies Sooke, British Columbia

Bob Menzies is a Canadian folk-rock, alt-country singer-songwriter originally from Montreal and now living in Sooke, a small oceanside town on Vancouver Island’s south coast. He has recorded 5 albums of original music previously and his newest recording is the 2018 EP IN THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS. ... more

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