He deals the cards as a meditation
And (those) he plays never suspect
He doesn't play for the money he wins
He doesn't play for the respect
He (deals) the cards to find the answer
The ( secret) (geometry )of chance
The hidden law of (probable ) outcome
The numbers lead a dance
I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier
I know that the clubs are weapons of war
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
But that's not the shape of my heart
He may play the jack of diamonds
He may lay the queen of spades
He may (conceal ) a king in his hand
While the memory of it (fades )
I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier
I know that the clubs are weapons of war
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
But that's not the shape of my heart
That's not the shape, the shape of my heart
And if I told you that I loved you
You'd maybe think there's something wrong
I'm not a man of too many faces
The (mask ) I (wear ) is one
Those who speak know nothing
And find out to their cost
Like those who curse their luck in too many places
And those who (fear ) are lost
I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier
I know that the clubs are weapons of war
I know that diamonds ( mean) money for this art
But that's not the shape of my heart
That's not the shape of my heart
