Merle Haggard — Bleachers

All the wrong plays I've made have come back on my head And I'm kind of bald in the front I can't get the team to the goal-line no more So I think I'll just stand back and punt Football and poker's a whole lot like life And I'm like a player that's through Think I'll cash in my winnings and walk off the green Come sit in the bleachers with you The grandstand of life ain't no place for a wife To be sittin' and sweatin' alone Can't be no pinch hitter, but I'm not a quitter These are just thoughts of my own I'm so glad you came to see my last game You're the one fan who cares how I do Think I'll turn in my jersey and walk off the field Come sit in the bleachers with you There's a time when a winner must give up his chair Throw in a hand when it's bad Football and poker is both played on the green But there's three shades of green and I'm glad The roar of the crowd don't thrill me enough My days in the big time are through Think I'll cash in my winnings and walk off the green Come sit in the bleachers with you The grandstand of life ain't no place for a wife To be sittin' and sweatin' alone Can't be no pinch hitter, but I'm not a quitter These are just thoughts of my own I'm so glad you came to see my last game You're the one fan who cares how I do Think I'll turn in my jersey and walk off the green Come sit in the bleachers with you Think I'll cash in my winnings and walk off the green Come sit in the bleachers with you