Chess - The Deal Lyrics
The Deal>From the Musical Chess-The AmericanCommunist, democratAn intriguing collusionFair exchange -*****for tatComradeship in profusionAnd the appeal, partnerOf this deal, partnerIs we all stand to winYou and me, the lady alsoDon't break her heart, partnerJust be smart, partnerLet her think that her pastIs as pure as snow in MoscowThank God we're so civilisedAnd our word can be our bondWe can turn this into friendship for lifeAnd beyond-The RussianRefugee, total shitIs how I've always seen usNot a help you'll admitTo agreement between usThere's no deal, partnerWho's your real partner?Could there be just a chanceThat you've got some heavy clients?-The American (+ voice of Molokov)That's not true, partnerHow could you, partnerThink I'd want to pursuseAny deal but our alliance?-(on his own)How can you only thinkOf your selfish ambitionAnd not of her positionOr you'd rather perhapsSee her world collapseFor a tinpot competition-The RussianThere's no deal!-The AmericanSilly boy, woman whoHe should not have let walk outThere's no hitch that we twoCan't untangle or talk outAnd the appeal, partnerOf this deal, partnerIs we both stand to winWe'll bring back the golden eraStick with me, honeyLeave him be, honeyIn return I know who'llTell you all they know in Moscow-FlorenceAre you sick? Are you mad?You still don't understandWhy I loathe you, why I left you-Florence and the RussianWho'd ever think itSuch a squalid little endingWatching him descendingJust as far as he can goI'm learning things I didn't want to knowWho'd ever guess itThis would be the situationOne more complicationShould be neither here nor thereI wish I had it in me not to care-The RussianLet him spill out his hateTill he knows he's desertedThere's no point wasting timePreaching to the perverted
