Collin Raye - Harder Cards Lyrics
(craig wiseman/michael henderson)Well the hammer fell down on a forty-four primerNow theres one less problem in south carolina tonightWrong or rightShe just looked at me as she finished her taleAnd her blank expression went another shade pale of greyThere was nothin to sayIn the shadows of her face, I saw the scarsThat you get when you live where love is hardAnd she saidDont you sit and judge meFrom some high and mighty seatDont you shrug offUntil youve walked a mile in my bare feetcause there are people that you pass by every dayWith harder cards than yours in life to playWell I put the cuffs on herAnd I put her in the carAnd I walked in and he was on the floorStone deadShot in the headThere were whiskey bottles and dope by his chairAnd a starving baby with nothin to wearBut tearsYou know, the picture was clearHe had finally pushed her farther than the lineAnd the badge I wore had lost all of its shineDont you sit and judge meFrom some high and mighty seatDont you shrug offUntil youve walked a mile in my bare feetcause there are people that you pass by every dayWith harder cards than yours in life to playWell I stood there thinkin how justice was blindBut I didnt see any and I could see just fineAnd I made up my mindSo I took the cuffs off herAnd I took her back inI wiped off the gunAnd wrapped it in his right handWhere it shouldve beenAnd the morning paper told in black and whiteJust another senseless case of suicideOh, just a suicideOh but dont you sit and judge meFrom some high and mighty seatDont you shrug offUntil youve walked a mile on my beatcause there are people that you pass by every dayWith harder cards than yours in life to playYeah the hammer fell down on a forty-four primerNow theres one less problem in south carolina tonight
