The Gambling Song Lyrics - Cliff Richard

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 

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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 

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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