The Clash - The Card Cheat Lyrics

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There's a solitary man crying hold me
It's only because he's lonely 
If the keeper of time runs slowly 
He won't be alive for long 

If he only had time to tell of all of the things he planned 
With a card up his sleeve, 
What would he achieve? 
It means nothing 

To the opium den and the barroom gin 
In the Belmont chair playing violins 
The gambler's face cracks into a grin 
As he lays down the king of spades 

But the dealer just stares 
There's something wrong here, he thinks 
The gambler is seized and forced to his knees 
And shot dead 

He only wanted more time 
Away from the darkest door 
But his luck it gave in 
As the dawn light crept in 
And he lay on the floor 

From the Hundred Year War to the Crimea 
With a lance and a musket and a Roman spear 
To all of the men who have stood with no fear 
In the service of the King 

Before you met your fate be sure you 
Did not forsake your lover 
May not be around anymore

There's a solitary man crying hold me
It's only because he's lonely 
If the keeper of time runs slowly 
He won't be alive for long 

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lyrics corrected on 02-05-2008