The Card Cheat (Remastered)-The Clash

[ti:The Card Cheat] [ar:The Clash] [al:Clash On Broadway] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Card Cheat (Remastered) - The Clash [00:28.90]There's a solitary man crying "Hold me " [00:32.34]It's only because he's a-lonely [00:34.47] [00:35.59]If the keeper of time runs slowly [00:38.97]He won't be alive for long [00:41.78] [00:42.60]If he only had time to tell of all of the things he planned [00:47.78] [00:48.97]With a card up his sleeve what would he achieve [00:52.40] [00:53.34]It means nothing [00:53.90] [00:55.52]To the o***m den and the barroom gin [00:59.21]In the Belmont chair playing violins [01:01.83] [01:02.46]The gambler's face cracks into a grin [01:05.84]As he lays down the king of spades [01:09.30]But the dealer just stares [01:11.49]There's something wrong here he thinks [01:13.24] [01:16.36]The gambler is seized and forced to his knees [01:19.24]And shot dead [01:35.84]He only wanted more time [01:37.65] [01:38.71]Away from the darkest door [01:40.58] [01:42.40]But his luck it gave in [01:43.83] [01:44.40]As the dawn light crept in [01:46.33]And he lay on the floor [01:48.21] [01:49.33]From the Hundred Year War to the Crimea [01:52.02] [01:52.59]With a lance and a musket and a Roman spear [01:55.27] [01:56.09]To all of the men who have stood with no fear [01:59.28]In the service of the King [02:01.09] [02:02.40]Before you met your fate be sure you [02:06.09]Did not forsake your lover [02:08.83] [02:12.45]May not be around anymore [02:13.57] [02:44.52]There's a solitary man crying "Hold me " [02:46.22]It's only because he's a-lonely [02:48.65] [02:49.53]If the keeper of time runs slowly [02:51.78] [02:52.34]He won't be alive for long