Benny Andersson, Tim Rice, and Bjorn Ulvaeus

FLORENCE:

 I would have thought in the average affair

 That the first hint of trouble would be

 Oh so small; barely perceptible, easy to miss

 Why is ours on TV?

 THE RUSSIAN:

 Listen -- you know as I do

 Nothing's altered at all

 I have no intention --

 FLORENCE:

 Your personal life's

 The lead on the news!

 How do we ignore that?

 THE RUSSIAN:

 I do and I must because otherwise I say

 Goodbye to my hopes of retaining my title

 If I should succumb to emotional blackmail I'm

 done --

 FLORENCE:

 Looking after number one!

 THE RUSSIAN:

 What do you mean?

 FLORENCE:

 I mean it's always I this and I that

 What happened to us?

 THE RUSSIAN:

 All that I'm saying is I must make certain

 That nothing distracts me from chess

 When I've won

 Then I'll attend to the secondary things --

 FLORENCE:

 Things like me I suppose!

 THE RUSSIAN:

 No, no -- you're reacting

 Exactly the way that they want

 FLORENCE:

 It's the way I have to

 If I feel concerned I can't put it off

 And come back to it later

 THE RUSSIAN:

 Well if you're determined to jump when they tell

 you

 Then maybe it's best that you do it alone

 Watch "TV, read the papers, have the

 miserable time of your life

 You could even call my wife!