“The Game Is Over” is a song recorded by the Lonesome River Band; it appeared on “Carrying the Tradition,” the band’s 1991 album, which was named Album of the Year by the International Bluegrass Music Association.
The song calls the end of a love affair. The singer admits that whatever was between them is finished — the game is over — and the lyric meets that ending with a hard, plain finality.
“Carrying the Tradition” marked a high point for the Lonesome River Band.
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