There are unsmiling faces and bright plastic chains
        And a wheel in perpetual motion
        And they follow the races and pay out the gains
        With no show of outward emotion

        And they think it will make their lives easier
        For God knows up till now it's been hard
        But the game never ends when your whole world depends
        On the turn of a friendly card
        No the game never ends when your whole world depends
        On the turn of a friendly card

        There's a sign in the desert that lies to the west
        Where you can't tell the night from the sunrise
        And not all's the king's horse and all the king's men
        Have prevented the fall of the unwise

        For they think it will make their lives easier
        And God knows it's been hard
        But the game never ends when your whole world depends
        On the turn of a friendly card
        No the game never ends when your whole world depends
        On the turn of a friendly card

        But a pilgrim must follow in search of a shrine
        As he enters inside the cathedral...

There are unsmiling faces in fetters and chains
        On a wheel of perpetual motion
        Who belong to all races and answer all names
        With no show of outward emotion

        And they think it will make their lives easier
        But the doorway before them is barred
        And the game never ends when your whole world depends
        On the turn of a friendly card
        No the game never ends when your whole world depends
        On the turn of a friendly card