The Deal Lyrics - Singles - Chess

The Deal 

>From the Musical Chess 

-The American 

Communist, democrat 

An intriguing collusion 

Fair exchange - tit for tat 

Comradeship in profusion 

And the appeal, partner 

Of this deal, partner 

Is we all stand to win 

You and me, the lady also 

Don't break her heart, partner 

Just be smart, partner 

Let her think that her past 

Is as pure as snow in Moscow 

Thank God we're so civilised 

And our word can be our bond 

We can turn this into friendship for life 

And beyond 

-The Russian 

Refugee, total shit 

Is how I've always seen us 

Not a help you'll admit 

To agreement between us 

There's no deal, partner 

Who's your real partner? 

Could there be just a chance 

That you've got some heavy clients? 

-The American (+ voice of Molokov) 

That's not true, partner 

How could you, partner 

Think I'd want to pursuse 

Any deal but our alliance? 

-(on his own) 

How can you only think 

Of your selfish ambition 

And not of her position 

Or you'd rather perhaps 

See her world collapse 

For a tinpot competition 

-The Russian 

There's no deal! 

-The American 

Silly boy, woman who 

He should not have let walk out 

There's no hitch that we two 

Can't untangle or talk out 

And the appeal, partner 

Of this deal, partner 

Is we both stand to win 

We'll bring back the golden era 

Stick with me, honey 

Leave him be, honey 

In return I know who'll 

Tell you all they know in Moscow 

-Florence 

Are you sick? Are you mad? 

You still don't understand 

Why I loathe you, why I left you 

-Florence and the Russian 

Who'd ever think it 

Such a squalid little ending 

Watching him descending 

Just as far as he can go 

I'm learning things I didn't want to know 

Who'd ever guess it 

This would be the situation 

One more complication 

Should be neither here nor there 

I wish I had it in me not to care 

-The Russian 

Let him spill out his hate 

Till he knows he's deserted 

There's no point wasting time 

Preaching to the perverted