Lyrics:

(Lyle Lovett)They all sat around in a circleThey were all laughing and all telling liesThen the tall one he bumped in a dollarHe said boys I've got nothing to hideNow if the King and the Queen stood togetherThen the ace he would not be to blameAnd if the cards were all laid on the tableThen love could be more than a gameAnd if the stars didn't shine on the waterThen the sun wouldn't burn on the sandAnd if I were the man you wantedI would not be the man that I amAnd I have seen my share of long nightsAnd I have told my share of liesAnd I have run into the darknessWhen I saw the look in your eyesBut if the night didn't lie in the darknessThen the daylight would be hard to findAnd if the truth didn't turn to a weaknessI would have never have spoken my mindAnd if the stars didn't shine on the waterThen the sun wouldn't burn on the sandAnd if I were the man you wantedThen I would not be the man that I amSo if you're going out to CarolinaThen don't linger in New MexicoAnd if you think of the one there behind youThen you might not feel so aloneAnd if the stars didn't shine on the waterThen the sun wouldn't burn on the sandAnd if I were the man you wantedI would not be the man that I am