THE BOARD
Lyrics written and owned by Chantele Delaine
I have somehow stepped into a game
Where the rules around me always change
I am only a lowly pawn on the board
Kings and Queens get shuffled 'round
One by one those knights go down
No chivalry for those who only wanna score
Who will have my back
And who will protect me from attack
So obtuse are their rules I don't understand
Who will hide me and guide me
Who will take my hand
From where I stand
In this square of quicksand
Out in no man's land
Will I move diagonal lines
Can't go back and I'm running out of time
I've got to think myself out of this box surrounding me
Don't have privilege of en passant
Got to finish to get to where I want
But all I see are moves laterally
Who will have my back
And who will protect me from attack
So obtuse are their rules I don't understand
Who will hide me and guide me
Who will take my hand
From where I stand
In this square of quicksand
Out in no man's land
I'm rewriting the manual
I'm bustin' out to a new set of moves
No longer do I play
Those games of yesterday
Hey...
I have somehow stepped into a game
Where the variables always change
But which ones are controllable remain to be seen