THE ACE OF HEARTS IS PROUD OF ME TONIGHT
She touches me with clammy palms,
and smiles at me with crooked teeth.
The Ace of Hearts is proud of me tonight:
I wink; I blow a little kiss.
No one can get me out of this,
no one can show me where to step,
but I am glad to be alive,
and I will not take back a word.
She worries me with withered looks.
She pardons me with martyr’s smile.
The Ace of Hearts is proud of me tonight:
I left no ring around her life.
Each one has left his best advice –
I'll never get to read it all,
but I am glad to be alive,
and I will not take back a word.
She stood on summits made of glass,
and gnawed a fingernail for luck.
The Ace of Hearts is proud of me tonight:
I let her win, and said good night.
And if they ask me what I think
as they prepare to spring the trap,
I’ll say I’m glad to be alive,
and I will not take back a word.
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