Nothing is so good it lasts eternally
Perfect situations must go wrong
But this has never yet prevented me
Wanting far too much, for far too long
Looking back, I could've played it differently
Won a few more moments, who can tell?
But it took time to understand the man
Now at least I know I know him well
*Wasn't it good?( Oh, so good )
Wasn't he fine?( Oh, so fine )
Isn't it madness
he can't ( won't ) be mine
But in the end he needs a little bit
more than me, more security
( He needs his fantasy and freedom )
I know him so well
No one in your life is with you constantly
No one is completely on your side
And though I move my world to be with him
Still the gap between us is too wide
Looking back, I could've played it differently
( Looking back, I could've played things some other way )
Learned about the man before I fell
( I was just a little careless, maybe )
But I was ever so much younger then
Now at least I know, I know him well ( * )
Didn't I know how it would go
If I knew from the start
Why am I falling apart? ( * )
「棋」( Chess )是著名的作詞家 Tim Rice 所創作出的概念專輯，他以往的作品通常是根據真人實事來撰寫歌詞內容，如他和大名鼎鼎的安德魯洛伊韋伯合作的「艾薇塔」、「萬世巨星」，這張專輯卻是他依據美國和蘇聯兩國之間行之多年的西洋棋大賽所杜撰出來的故事，負責音樂編寫的則是瑞典國寶 ABBA 阿巴合唱團的兩位男團員 Benny Andersson 及 Bjorn Ulvaeus。
這張專輯中在當年出現多首排行熱門單曲，如進入美國十大的" One night in Bangkok 曼谷的一夜 "，以及在英國獲得冠軍的" I know him so well "，演唱的兩位女歌手伊蓮佩姬和芭芭拉狄克森都是百老匯紅伶，唱功遊刃有餘，卻也不禁令人想到：這首歌若是由當時已解散的阿巴合唱團另外兩位傑出的女團員演唱的話，會是何等迷人光景？
由於專輯的成功，「棋」分別在1986年於倫敦西區和1988年於紐約百老匯改編成音樂劇，但票房表現上，英國明顯比美國高出許多。" I know him so well "這首歌天后級的惠妮休斯頓曾在第二張專輯中翻唱，歌曲中扮演情敵的是她的母親，有興趣的朋友可以找來聽聽看。
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