Card Carryin' Fool Song Lyrics and Chords by Randy Travis
Card Carryin' Fool
Recorded by Randy Travis
Written by Byron Hill and Tim Bays
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It takes all kinds to keep this world in place
It's a fragile
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balance that
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lets us spin through space
So
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everybody's got their job to do
And girl I guess the job I've got is
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cryin' over you
And
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I should get a gold watch for
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all the years I gave
And I
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should get some interest now for
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all the dues I've paid
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don't know why I love you
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it's just the job I do
I'm your
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registered certified card carryin'
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fool
If I was in the army there'd be medals that I'd get
If I was in the circus at least I'd have a net
If
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I was an electrician I might could find a spark
And if I could be a
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surgeon girl I might could find your heart
But I keep
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bending over backwards just to be your
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limbo
man
While you
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drop that stick another notch
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every chance you can
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I don't know why I love you
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it's just the job I do
I'm your
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registered certified card carryin'
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fool
Oh
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if I was a gambler I might
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have better luck
If I
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was a mathematician I could
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make it all add up
But
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when it comes down to it
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all I wanna do
Is be your
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when it comes down to it
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all I wanna do
Is be your
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registered certified card carryin'
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fool
FAQ
Who sang the the song Card Carryin' Fool?
- The song Card Carryin' Fool was sang by Randy Travis.
Who is Randy Travis?
- Randy Bruce Traywick (born May 4, 1959), known professionally as Randy Travis, is an American country music and gospel music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor.Active from 1978 until being incapacitated by a stroke in 2013, he has recorded 20 studio albums and charted more than 50 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, including sixteen that reached the No. 1 position. Considered a pivotal figure in the history of country music, Travis broke through in the mid-1980s with the release of his album Storms of Life, which sold more than four million copies. The album established him as a major force in the neotraditional country movement. Travis followed up his successful debut with a string of platinum and multi-platinum albums. He is known for his distinctive baritone vocals, delivered in a traditional style that has made him a country music star since the 1980s.
By the mid-1990s, Travis saw a decline in his chart success. In 1997, he left Warner Bros. Records for DreamWorks Records and then for Word Records, where he began recording more Christian material. Although the career shift produced only one more number-one country hit "Three Wooden Crosses", Travis went on to earn several Dove Awards, including Country Album of the Year five times. Since his stroke, which severely limited his singing and speaking ability, he has released archival recordings and made limited public appearances. In addition to his singing career, he pursued an acting career, appearing in numerous films and television series, including The Rainmaker (1997) with Matt Damon, Black Dog (1998) with Patrick Swayze, Texas Rangers (2001) with James Van Der Beek, National Treasure 2 (2007) and seven episodes of the Touched by an Angel television series.
Travis has sold over 25 million records and has won seven Grammy Awards, six CMA Awards, eleven ACM Awards, 10 AMA Awards, eight GMA Dove Awards, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2016, Travis was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
