The Gambling Song-Cliff Richard/Jimmy Johnstone/The Company Of 'Heathcliff'

[ti:The Gambling Song (Live)] [ar:Cliff Richard/Jimmy Johnstone/The Company Of 'Heathcliff'] [al:Heathcliff Live] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Gambling Song (Live) - Cliff Richard/Jimmy Johnstone/The Company Of 'Heathcliff' [00:16.43]Written by：John Farrar/Tim Rice [00:32.86]The wheels forever spinning [00:36.08]The dice are thrown and scatter [00:39.43] [00:40.10]The words are all of winning [00:43.89]But only numbers matter [00:47.50] [00:48.17]We bet on our existence [00:51.32] [00:52.10]We'll last another round [00:55.85]The lucky go the distance [00:59.84]The losers go to ground [01:03.76] [01:04.93]From birth to death we gamble [01:07.43] [01:08.63]The lots are daily cast [01:11.64] [01:12.69]No warning or preamble [01:15.49] [01:16.18]Which one will be your last [01:18.93] [01:20.43]There is a great comfort in pure hatred [01:26.04] [01:27.93]For envy's not enough not enough [01:34.29] [01:36.47]And the soothing joy of malice [01:42.02] [01:43.82]Is made of sterner stuff sterner stuff [01:50.21] [01:51.88]The failure of a father [01:54.38] [01:55.65]The torment of a son [01:58.36] [01:59.68]Is a recipe to justify [02:03.65]The worst that could be done [02:11.15]He'll destroy us unless we call a halt [02:17.57] [02:18.77]Should the bastard steal our birthright [02:22.29]It will be our fault [02:24.67] [02:26.00]The race is won by cunning [02:29.73]A terrifying dance [02:33.31] [02:33.85]Too complex in the running [02:37.68]To leave it all to chance [02:41.75]But chance is all we're given [02:45.60]So chances we must take [02:49.55]The gambler's stake is driven [02:53.14] [02:53.69]Through hearts that dare not break [02:57.34] [02:58.71]But all save one are broken [03:01.20] [03:02.43]As fatal points are scored [03:05.23] [03:06.37]And one surviving token [03:09.27] [03:10.04]Holds sway across the board [03:12.85] [03:14.55]There's a moment when the game's balance [03:19.64] [03:21.99]Tilts the other way [03:24.44] [03:26.31]The other way [03:27.89] [03:30.26]When the odds begin to favour [03:35.82] [03:37.69]Outsiders in the play in the play [03:43.98] [03:45.70]The failure of incumbents [03:48.38] [03:49.69]The sleazy tricks they use [03:52.59] [03:54.19]Mean that those who think they call [03:57.31]The tune can only lose [04:03.28] [04:04.90]Deal the cards it won't matter [04:08.28] [04:09.36]How they fall [04:11.48] [04:12.60]Because nothing is a gamble [04:15.63] [04:16.65]When you want it all