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'd 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
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
There's 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