I'm playing chess with the disgusting crone
I'm playing chess and wanna be all alone
I'm playing chess and I have to confess
The stake in the game is your life
I'm playing white and she is playing black
She's doing check and it's your heart attack
She's doing check, `f your former self you're a wreck
But I try to keep you alive
Chorus: Playing chess for your life
Five years already
Try'n' to be with my wife
But the death won't be waiting
'Cause as soon as she wins
She asks for the prize
Playing chess with the death
I have to be wise
I've had my move but I've made it too fast
It was a mistake and it could be my last
I've got no pawns, no castles, no knights
And you see that my king is bare
I'm playing chess with the disgusting crone
I'm playing chess and wanna be all alone
I'm playing chess, I'm sorry to confess
The stake in the game is your life
Chorus: Playing chess for your life
Ten years already
Try'n' to be with my wife
But the death won't be waiting
'Cause as soon as she wins
She asks for the prize
Playing chess with the death
I have to be wise
I'm playing white and she is playing black
She's doing check and it's your heart attack
She's doing check, `f your former self you're a wreck
I've no power to keep you alive
The situation is too desperate to hide
The game is hopeless and the chances aren't bright
Crone doesn't wait, declaring mate
I've got to admit my defeat
Chorus: I played the chess for her life
And I utterly lost
Tried to be with my wife
It was the one thing I wanted most
But as soon as she won
She took all the cash
All has died, nothing's born
I'm left with an ash
I played the chess for her life
And I utterly lost
Tried to be with my wife
It was the one thing I wanted most
But as soon as she won
She asked for her prize
Playing chess with the death
I wasn't wise