No rower can row forever No river is ever the same I wish I'd know better Before I'd thrown my hand in the game No force is without its counter No horse is too wild to tame I wish I'd dismounted Before I'd shown my hand in the game Wolves yearn for the moon Spools turn for the loom Priests burn for the shame Thieves learn for the game No mother signs a license No father needs a name Why bother with the niceness When they've just blown my hand in the game No Summer senses Autumn No baggage stays unclaimed I wish I'd seen the bottom Before I'd thrown my hand in the game The game