If I Were the Man - Lyle Lovett

They all sat around in a circle

they were laughing and all telling lies

and then the tall one he bumped in the door

he said, "Boys I've got nothing to hide"

And the King and the Queen stood together

the ace he would not be to blame

and the cards were all laid on the table

and luck be more than the game

[Chorus]
And if the stars didn't shine on the water
and the sun it wouldn't burn on the sand
and if I were the man she wanted
I would not be the man that I am

And I have seen my share of long nights
and I've told my share of lies
and I have run into the doors
when I saw the look in your eyes
but if the night, it didn't lie in the darkness
then the daylight would be hard to find
and if the truth didn't turn to a weakness
I would never have spoken my mind

[Repeat Chorus]

So if you're going out to California
then don't linger in New Mexico
and if you think of the one there behind you
You might not feel so alone

[Repeat Chorus]

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