The Once And Future Carpenter

I ain't from Texas, but I made my way from Dallas
 And I know the lonesome sound is following
 And I ain't a gambler, but I can recognize a hand
 And when to hold, when queens are staring back at me
 Once I was a carpenter, and man my hands were calloused
 I could swing a metal mallet sure and straight
 But I took to the highway, a poet young and hungry
 And I left the timbers where they lay
 Forever I will move like the world that turns beneath me
 And when I lose my direction I'll look up to the sky
 And when the black cloak drags upon the ground
 I'll be ready to surrender, and remember
 Well we're all in this together
 If I live the life I'm given, I wont be scared to die
 And I don't come from Detroit, but her diesel motors pull me
 And I followed till I finally lost my way
 And now I spend my days in search of a woman I called purpose
 And if I ever pass back through her town I'll stay
 Forever I will move like the world that turns beneath me
 And when I lose my direction I'll look up to the sky
 And when the black dress drags upon the ground
 I'll be ready to surrender, and remember
 Well we're all in this together
 If I live the life I'm given, I won't be scared to die
 And my life is but a coin, it's pulled from an empty pocket
 Dropped into a slot with dreams of sevens close behind
 And these hopes and these fears go with it, and moon and the sun go spinning
 Like the numbers and fruits before our eyes
 Sometimes I hit, sometimes it robs me blind
 Sometimes I hit, sometimes it robs me blind
 Forever I will move like the world that turns beneath me
 And when I lose my direction I'll look up to the sky
 And when the black cloak drags upon the ground
 I'll be ready to surrender, and remember
 Well we're all in this together
 If I live the life I'm given, I won't be scared to die