Steve Forbert - House Of Cards lyrics

VERSE Oooh, I guess I knew it would happen eventually But I was not prepared for the word No, I was not prepared for the word No, they didn't give me no warning 'fore they told me the news And I could not believe what I heard No, I could not believe what I heard VERSE Hey, well it started to hit me later on in the night I reacted by blowing my stack I reacted by blowing my stack Oooh, feeling cheated and taunted and mad at the whole world at large As I pissed on a black cadillac As I pissed on a black cadillac CHORUS House of cards--(and) don't it make ya wonder? House of cards--(oh) don't it make ya wonder? VERSE Oooh, thousands of people gathered outside of his gate Some came to sell souvenirs Some came to sell souvenirs Yes, souvenirs of the hillbilly singer who conquered the world Now dead after 42 years Dead after 42 years (REPEAT CHORUS) VERSE Yes, and then came the stories all pushin' their way through the press Stories of madness and pain Stories of madness and pain Oooh, they'll do what they can to ravage, exploit, and destroy His glory, his fame, and his name His glory, his fame, and his name (REPEAT CHORUS) VERSE Ooh, the King undisputed, reclusive an' high on a throne The symbol an' saint, he was youth Oh, the symbol an' saint, he was youth Yes, an' now that he's dead an' he's laid in his great, marble tomb We're all left with a whole lotta truth We're all left with a whole lotta truth VERSE Ooh, I guess a lotta sad people grew up on that hot, summer day One more big dream swept away One more big dream swept away Yes, he's gone an' he's free, but still all of his music remains I don't know what more I can say And I don't know what more I can say . . . except (REPEAT CHORUS THREE TIMES) Steve Forbert Welk Music (ASCAP)/ Rolling Tide Music (ASCAP)