To The Victor The Spoils-Kae Tempest

[00:00.00] 作词 : - [00:00.08] 作曲 : - [00:00.16]In Giuseppe’s [00:00.99]The tablecloths *******ne with wear [00:02.65]The chairs are threadbare [00:04.19]But look happy to be sitting there [00:05.81]Becky’s ca*******ng up [00:06.95]It’s the end of her *******ft [00:08.30]Her Uncle Ron’s at the counter [00:09.71]Drinking a Gin Fizz [00:11.02]It’s his place, he gave her the work [00:13.68]He’s like a dad to her [00:15.16]For better or worse [00:16.61]For now, he stabs at a lemon rind with a toothpick [00:19.47]‘What’s the matter, Ron,’ Becky says [00:21.19]‘Are you sick?’ [00:22.41]He shakes his head, says ‘Troubles I got…’ [00:25.63]And she waits for more [00:26.51]Focusing on a spot [00:28.06]On the top of his head [00:29.37]She ain’t noticed before [00:30.72]But suddenly her Uncle Rags [00:32.08]Comes strutting through the door [00:33.52]Becky sees that this means business [00:36.57]Some things she ain’t supposed to know [00:39.19]Ron smiles at her with thin lips [00:42.33]‘Right,’ says Becky, ‘time I go.’ [00:43.69]Blood is thicker than ignorance [00:47.34]Blood is richer than oil [00:50.00]But love is what’s truly significant [00:53.14]To the victor the spoils [00:56.13]To the kids who can toil [00:59.33]To the kids who can work [01:01.99]Know that nothing’s worth *******t ‘til it’s difficult [01:04.19]And nothing don’t heal ‘til it hurts [01:07.59]They call him Rags [01:08.23]Why? [01:08.88]‘Cause he leaves bodies in tatters [01:10.18]Not the type of man to be flattered [01:12.66]Eyes like patches on a blood stained mattress [01:15.83]Taps on the window and it shatters [01:18.43]For now he sits down heavily [01:20.10]His voice is soft [01:21.23]‘Some junior, Joey, trying to play boss [01:24.00]Thought he could run a scam [01:25.56]And now we lost about a key and a half [01:28.88]Whatever, a small cost to find a snake in the grass [01:31.08]And, yeah, Pico ain’t happy [01:32.54]But, you know, well, the game plays on [01:35.89]We think the kid’s called Harry [01:38.54]But we might be wrong.’ [01:40.55]‘So we’re looking for him, yeah?’ [01:41.79]‘Well, we were but it all got hot [01:43.60]You know, Pico’s inside [01:44.76]Too much eyes, so we stopped [01:46.59]Cut your losses [01:47.44]But the bosses [01:48.10]Would prefer some bodies [01:49.34]I’m getting too old for that now [01:50.68]I get my jollies [01:52.31]Just sitting down fi*******ng [01:53.70]Yeah, It’s good to have a hobby [01:55.06]Keeps you on your toes [01:56.51]When your knees are getting wobbly.’ [01:58.01]‘So after all that,’ [01:59.12]Ron breathes out stale air [02:00.78]‘There’s no ******* panic?!’ [02:02.28]Rags gets up. ‘Take care mate [02:04.33]I got a date with a lady in Mayfair [02:06.08]Put your knives away [02:07.86]And let them stay there.’ [02:09.34]Blood is thicker than ignorance [02:11.97]Blood is richer than oil [02:14.41]But love is what’s truly significant [02:17.11]To the victor the spoils [02:20.58]To the kids who can toil [02:23.45]To the kids who can work [02:26.37]Know that nothing’s worth *******t ‘til it’s difficult [02:28.49]And nothing don’t heal ‘til it hurts [02:31.88]If I found this guy Harry [02:33.07]Maybe Pico would be pleased? [02:34.44]Call my debts off [02:35.73]And I could get up off my knees? [02:37.33]Ron looks around at the café that he loves [02:40.10]Thinks how good it would be [02:41.52]If he could wash off all the blood [02:42.84]All that money from them grubby men [02:44.64]He’d start again [02:45.37]And spruce it up [02:46.08]Call it ‘Rebecca’s’ [02:46.93]In nice clear letters [02:48.56]He pushes his mop across the floor [02:51.07]And then he shakes his head as he locks the door [02:53.99]Best be happy with the way things are [02:57.02]It’s not good to want for more