Argument — текст песни (Various)

Benny Andersson, Tim Rice, and Bjorn Ulvaeus
FLORENCE:
I would have thought in the average affair
That the first hint of trouble would be
Oh so small; barely perceptible, easy to miss
Why is ours on TV?
THE RUSSIAN:
Listen -- you know as I do
Nothing`s altered at all
I have no intention --
FLORENCE:
Your personal life`s
The lead on the news!
How do we ignore that?
THE RUSSIAN:
I do and I must because otherwise I say
Goodbye to my hopes of retaining my title
If I should succumb to emotional blackmail I`m
done --
FLORENCE:
Looking after number one!
THE RUSSIAN:
What do you mean?
FLORENCE:
I mean it`s always I this and I that
What happened to us?
THE RUSSIAN:
All that I`m saying is I must make certain
That nothing distracts me from chess
When I`ve won
Then I`ll attend to the secondary things --
FLORENCE:
Things like me I suppose!
THE RUSSIAN:
No, no -- you`re reacting
Exactly the way that they want
FLORENCE:
It`s the way I have to
If I feel concerned I can`t put it off
And come back to it later
THE RUSSIAN:
Well if you`re determined to jump when they tell
you
Then maybe it`s best that you do it alone
Watch TV, read the papers, have the
miserable time of your life
You could even call my wife!