Wea€™ll Play The Hand Youa€™re Dealt © Roy Cooper 2010 Folks said go to high school It will really do you good I told them what I wanted And they said they understood I said singinga€™s my passion A gift given from above Was all I ever dreamed of Singing is my one true love Chorus: My folks they both stood by me, They could see the way I felt Said young girl wea€™ll run with you And wea€™ll play the hand youa€™re dealt. Drove down south from Canada Thought Nashvillea€™s the place to go Took a chance on the future In a place we didna€™t know My folks struggled every day And my momma home schooled me Then at night and most weekends A singing countrya€™s where Ia€™d be. Chorus: My folks they both stood by me, They could see the way I felt Said young girl wea€™ll run with you And wea€™ll play the hand youa€™re dealt. Bridge: My folks they did right by me moving down to Tennessee Paved the way for my future because of their love for me. When Ia€™m standing on the stage and Ia€™m through singing to you all Should be them who come up here and take a curtain call Chorus: My folks they both stood by me, They could see the way I felt Said young girl wea€™ll run with you And wea€™ll play the hand youa€™re dealt. I said my folks they both stood by me, They could see the way I felt
