I'm playing Checkers while they're playing Chess
They make the big moves and make me a little less
Even when I win, beat the pants off of the best
I'm still playing Checkers while they're playing Chess
I've learned all the rules of the game
Fast way I play 'em when I lose 'em just the same
Nothing's fair in this world of blind chance
A rich man takes the money, the old man takes the blame
I'm playing Checkers while they're playing Chess
They make the big moves and make me a little less
Even when I win, beat the pants off of the best
I'm still playing Checkers while they're playing Chess
The day were born where all ? old
Some cuts from the cloth straight from the king's robe
The rest of us can't even be pawn
But we wear soldier's uniforms, dying for their ?
I'm playing Checkers while they're playing Chess
They make the big moves and make me a little less
Even when I win, beat the pants off of the best
I'm still playing Checkers while they're playing Chess
The lyrics CHECKERS & CHESS of BILLY JOE SHAVER is also present in the album Long in the tooth (2014)
Billy Joe Shaver (1939-2023) è stato un cantautore, paroliere e attore statunitense considerato una figura chiave nella musica country americana. Nato a Corsicana, in Texas, Shaver ha iniziato la sua carriera musicale negli anni '60, influenzato da artisti come Hank Williams e Merle Haggard. La sua musica è caratterizzata da testi realistici e spesso autobiografici che esplorano temi come l'amore, la perdita, il dolore e la vita rurale. Shaver è stato un artista indipendente per gran parte della sua carriera, pubblicando album su etichette minori e guadagnandosi una folta base di fan grazie ai suoi concerti dal vivo energici e coinvolgenti. Nel corso degli anni ha collaborato con artisti come Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings e Kris Kristofferson, contribuendo a definire il sound del movimento outlaw country. Alcuni dei suoi brani più famosi includono "I'm Just an Old Chunk of Coal", "Honky Tonk Heroes" e "You Gave Me a Reason". Shaver è stato anche un attore di successo, con apparizioni in film come "Urban Cowboy" e serie TV come "The Dukes of Hazzard". La sua musica ha continuato ad influenzare generazioni di artisti country, consolidando il suo status di leggenda del genere.
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