House Of Cards Lyrics - Young, Guitar Days - Steve Forbert

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)