Tommy Körberg & Sissel Kyrkjebø - Endgame - from “Chess“. Live, 1989 (Skellefteå, Sweden)

THE RUSSIAN (Tommy Körberg): They all think they see a man Who doesn’t know Which move to make Which way to go Whose private life Caused his decline Wrecked his grand design Some are vicious, some are fools And others blind To see in me one of their kind Anyone can be A husband, lover Sooner them than me When they discover Their domestic bliss is Shelter for their failing Nothing could be worse Than self-denial Having to rehearse To endless trial Of a partner’s rather sad Demands prevailing SVETLANA