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Cliff Richard - The Gambling Song lyrics



The wheels forever spinning
The dice are thrown and scatter
The words are all of winning
But only numbers matter

We bet on our existence
We'll last another round
The lucky go the distance
The losers go to ground

From birth to death we gamble
The lots are daily cast
No warning or preamble
Which one will be your last

There is a great comfort in pure hatred
For envy's not enough, not enough
The soothing joy of malice
Is made of sterner stuff, sterner stuff
The failure of a father
The torment of a son
Is a recipe to justify
The worst that could be done

He'll destroy us unless we call a halt
Should the bastard steal our birthright
It will be our fault

The race is won by cunning
A terrifying dance
Too complex in the running
To leave it all to chance

But chance is all we're given
So chances we must take
The gambler's stake is driven
Through hearts that dare not break

But all save one are broken
As fatal points are scored
And one surviving token
Holds sway across the board

There's a moment when the game's balance
Tilts the other way, the other way
When the odds begin to favour
Outsiders in the play, in the play
The failure of incumbents
The sleazy tricks they use
Mean that those who think they call
The tune can only lose

Deal the cards, it won't matter how they fall
Because nothing is a gamble when you want it all
Songs list of album: Heathcliff Live (The Musical) (1996)
         Title Rating
01    Overture lyrics Add lyrics   -
02   A Misunderstood Man lyrics   -
03    Funeral Cortege lyrics Add lyrics   -
04    The Sleep of the Good lyrics Add lyrics   -
05   Gypsy Bundle lyrics   -
06    The Grange Waltz lyrics Add lyrics   -
07    Each to His Own lyrics Add lyrics   -
08    Had to Be lyrics Add lyrics   -
09    Mrs Edgar Linton lyrics Add lyrics   -
10    The Journey lyrics Add lyrics   -
11    When You Thought of Me lyrics Add lyrics   -
12    Overture (Reprise) lyrics Add lyrics   -
13    When You Thought of Me (Reprise) lyrics Add lyrics   -
14   Dream Tomorrow lyrics   -
15    I Do Not Love You Isabella (Bridge) lyrics Add lyrics   -
16   The Gambling Song lyrics   -
17   I Do Not Love You Isabella lyrics   -
18    Isabella (Reprise) lyrics Add lyrics   -
19    Choosing When It's Too Late lyrics Add lyrics   -
20    The Madness of Cathy lyrics Add lyrics   -
21   Marked With Death lyrics   -
22   Be With Me Always lyrics   -
23   The Nightmare lyrics   -
24    Be With Me Always (Reprise) lyrics Add lyrics   -
25    Overture (Reprise) lyrics Add lyrics   -
26    A Misunderstood Man (Reprise) lyrics Add lyrics   -
27    Music for Curtain Calls lyrics Add lyrics   -
 

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