Peter Hammill
A Run of Luck
Disconnect
This circuit's broken
The juice is drained
The body weak and the head is bowed
I suspect
What stays unspoken
Will prove to be a truer word
Than any we shout out loud
Chests puffed up proud
Oh, life's so cheap that there's no doubt
You'll be in too deep when your luck runs out
When you run aground, when you're done
Pay the debts
Play the position
Just don't pretend
That you've not known all of this before
Misplaced bets
Distressed conditions combine
When time runs out
We know we can't ask for any more
This much is sure:
That life's still great though the wick's burned up
You can only wait till your luck turns up
Still you're spun around
Until you're done