Always be Playing For You

(Mick Kennedy)

The first time I saw the Queen of hearts

 I knew my life would never be the same

 Fate dealt me a strange and confusing hand

 But I still wanted to play the game

 The odds were stacked against us

 But I felt I was on a roll

 And with such a prize to be won

 Lord I'd stake my very soul

 And I know it feels like a losing hand

 With the aces all hidden from view

 But as long as there's a beat in this heart

 I'll always be playing for you

 Now I never was a gambler

 And I scorned those that were as fools

 But the fever that gripped my heart that night

 Had me breaking all the rules

 And I know that I may never win

 But what can I do but try

 To give up now and say "I've had enough"

 Would be the greatest lie

 And I know it feels like a losing hand

 With the aces all hidden from view

 But as long as there's a beat in this heart

 I'll always be playing for you

 Oh I know it feels like a losing hand

 With the aces all hidden from view

 But as long as there's a beat in this heart

 I'll always be playing for you

 Oh I'll always be playing for you