The Game - The Levellers

The bar was dark and quiet and still

And nothing could be heard, the dust lay undisturbed

At a table near the back, underneath a fan

Two men shared a joke about the normal folk

The cards are on the table, the winner takes it all

The game is nearly over, one man about to fall

Well, I don’t believe in Heaven, I don’t believe in Hell

I don’t believe what I’m seeing, this is no game, can’t you tell, no

«I'm calling your bluff», the first man said

The people went to war, they always wanted more

And how could I ever fail to lose?

They can’t take it any more, they want to end the score

The second man showed his hand some walked barefoot across the land

And many have seen the future and are doing the best they can

Well, I don’t believe in Heaven I don’t believe in Hell

I don’t believe what I’m seeing this is no game, can’t you tell, good God!

Oh well, I don’t believe in Heaven, I don’t believe in Hell

I don’t believe what I’m seeing, this is no game, can’t you tell

The clock ticked past the final hour

Now which of the men had lost and what was the cost?

The glasses now were empty and gone

To wash away the shame and take away the pain

One man left the table, the other with head in hands

Paid the bill for the defeated the only thing left that stands

Well, I don’t believe in Heaven I don’t believe in Hell

I don’t believe what I’m seeing this is no game, can’t you tell, no

Well, I don’t believe in Heaven I don’t believe in Hell

I don’t believe what I’m seeing this is no game, can’t you tell, no