So Many Cards

So many cards that I could've played differently
So many things that I could've changed
So many choices I would've made otherwise
Had I but known the rules to the game.

So many people I left disappointed
So many people I never met at all
So many friends who are lost to the past now
So many friends I never call.

So many cards that I could've played differently
So many things that I could've changed
So many choices I would've made otherwise
Had I but known the rules of the game.

So many girls, had I just been brave enough
A simple hello or a how do you do
A simple man lacking in confidence
Try to build up my pride; what more can I do
And one girl in particular
Had I made up my mind
And just had the guts
To make her mine

So many cards that I could've played differently
So many things that I could've changed
So many choices I would've made otherwise
Had I but known the rules of the game.

So many years I've been all alone now
So many years without her by my side
So many regrets...can I go back again
Can I turn back the course of time?

If I can just muster the courage up
If I can just call up the pride
If I can tell her all that she means to me
Maybe this time I can make her mine.

So many cards that I could've played differently
So many things that I could've changed
So many choices I would've made otherwise
Had I but known the rules to the game.