Solitaire

Found me thumbing down the road

Between my head and my heart

In a three-dollar suit

With a worn-out deck of cards

Solitaire's the only game

Where you don't need nobody's help

Oh, but Lord, you're bound to lose

If you bet against yourself

Oh, River, friend of mine

Are you the losing kind?

Sing the hymnal call again

Sing it sweet, by and by

No god could hear my plea

Oh, River, let it be

Sing the hymnal call again

Sing it sweet, by and by

Oh, two non-believers

We searched for ashes for our heads

But not a church in this town

Had a priest out of bed

I know you cry about your brother

For the times that he goes mad

Bet you look at me the same way

I'd throw my money down on that

Oh, River, friend of mine

Are you the losing kind?

Sing the hymnal call again

Sing it sweet, by and by

No god could hear my plea

Oh, River, let it be

Sing the hymnal call again

Sing it sweet, by and by

Oh, here's the flop, then the turn

Take a breath and hold it in

You might lose out on that river

You might take it to the chin

But oh, River, friend of mine

Are you the losing kind?

Sing the hymnal call again

Sing it sweet, by and by

No god could hear my plea

Oh, River, let it be

Sing the hymnal call again

Sing it sweet

Sing it sweet, by and by