In The Cards

Original song written in 1977 and recorded in 1979.

This version was published in December 2024.

"I can't ride the tides of my life any more,
I'm done with trying to fight my way ashore.
I never thought I'd take the easy way,
I was so sure I'd keep despair at bay.
You can try, try, try so hard,
But there's a simple truth you must not disregard:
There's gotta be something written in the cards.
In the cards.

It's easy for the lucky few to say.
Have faith, work hard, you'll make the grade some day.
When their hopes and dreams have been met with success.
And their confidence is never put to the test.
I see them walking tall,
They stride through life with no problem at all.
Perhaps they've seen the writing on the wall. On the wall.

No one seems to care,
Perhaps they sense, I'm going nowhere.
Maybe they heard it whispered in the air.
Maybe they heard it whispered in the air.

I can't ride the tides of my life any more.
I'm done with trying to fight my way ashore.
Where heroes write their name across the sky,
The weak and ordinary only die.
You can try, try, try again,
But all your dreams will crumble into sand,
If that's the way it's written in your hand.
In your hand.

You may be on your guard,
But you can't avoid the battles and the scars,
Unless perhaps it's written in the cards.
Unless perhaps it's written in the cards.

In the cards.
In the cards."