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Bruce Cockburn – You Don't Have To Play The Horses lyrics
(From the album "Night Vision")

So we wait beside the desert
Nothing left to give away
Naked as the Hanged Man's secrets
Nothing left to do but pray

You don't have to play the horses
Life's a gamble all the same
It don't take much to make you lose sight
Of the object of the game

Anyone can be a soldier
It's a prevalent disease
Oh God I don't know where to step now
Help me find the right road please

So we wait beside the desert
Nothing left to give away
Naked as the Hanged Man's secrets
Praying for the break of day
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(From the album "Night Vision") So we wait beside the desert Nothing left to give away Naked as the Hanged Man's secrets Nothing left to do but pray You don't have to play the horses Life's a gamble all the same It don't take much to make you lose sight Of the object of the game Anyone can be a soldier It's a prevalent disease Oh God I don't know where to step now Help me find the right road please So we wait beside the desert Nothing left to give away Naked as the Hanged Man's secrets Praying for the break of day Explain Request ×



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Songwriters: Bruce Cockburn
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