Bleachers - Merle Haggard

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 blare 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’s 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