Play What You've Got Lyrics

Oh, I wish that I had a big beautiful voice that could make your head turn 'round

Send your hairs standing up on end just to hear such a pretty sound

But I'll never sing like Pavarotti and I'll never move you to tears

But I'll tell you my little secret that's kept me happy all these years

Don't spend your life wishin' for things that you don't have

Or the things you'll never get

'Cause that will never make you happy

And it'll leave your heart upset

Life ain't a game of cards on the boulevard where the best hand always wins

If you play what you got and you play it real smart than you'll make it through in the end

Oh, I wish that I had a big beautiful face like you'd see in a magazine

The kind you can't help but look at twice and wonder what might have been

No, I'll never look like a model, but I've learned to be content

There once was a time when I wasn't, but you can prob'ly guess how that went

Don't spend your life wishin' for things that you don't have

Or the things you'll never get

'Cause that will never make you happy

And it'll leave your heart upset

Life ain't a game of cards on the boulevard where the best hand always wins

If you play what you got and you play it real smart than you'll make it through in the end

I'm talking jacks, kings, queens, and aces

The kinds of cards you never see in your hand

You might have a pair of deuces

Or you maybe got a pair of threes at best

And you wonder how you'll ever get ahead

In this tricky game of chance

Everybody's up there flying

And you're tied by the seat of your pants

Somedays, life may feel like a game of cards where the best hands always win

But if you play what you got and you play it real smart

But if you play what you got and you play it real smart

But if you play what you got, it may not be a lot

But you'll make it through in the end