Rush - Roll The Bones Lyrics
Words by neil peart, music by geddy lee and alex lifesonWell, you can stake that claim --Good work is the key to good fortuneWinners take that praiseLosers seldom take that blameIf they dont take that gameAnd sometimes the winner takes nothingWe draw our own designsBut fortune has to make that frameWe go out in the world and take our chancesFate is just the weight of circumstancesThats the way that lady luck dancesRoll the bonesWhy are we here?Because were hereRoll the bonesWhy does it happen?Because it happensRoll the bonesFaith is cold as ice --Why are little ones born only to sufferFor the want of immunityOr a bowl of rice?Well, who would hold a priceOn the heads of the innocent childrenIf theres some immortal powerTo control the dice?We come into the world and take our chancesFate is just the weight of circumstancesThats the way that lady luck dancesRoll the bonesJack -- relax.Get busy with the facts.No zodiacs or almanacs,No maniacs in polyester slacks.Just the facts.Gonna kick some gluteus max.Its a parallax -- you dig?You move aroundThe small gets big. its a rig.Its action -- reaction --Random interaction.So whos afraidOf a little abstraction?Cant get no satisfactionFrom the facts?You better run, homeboy --A facts a factFrom nome to rome, boy.Whats the deal? spin the wheel.If the dice are hot -- take a shot.Play your cards. show us what you got --What youre holding.If the cards are cold,Dont go folding.Lady luck is golden;She favors the bold. thats cold.Stop throwing stones --The night has a thousand saxophones.So get out there and rock,And roll the bones.Get busy!
