Well, you can stake that claim
Good work is the key to good fortune
Winners take that praise

Losers seldom take that blame
If they don't take that game
And sometimes the winner takes nothing

We draw our own designs
But fortune has to make that frame


We go out in the world and take our chances
Fate is just the weight of circumstances
That's the way that lady luck dances

Roll the bones

Why are we here?

Because we're here
Roll the bones
Why does it happen?

Because it happens
Roll the bones


Faith is cold as ice
Why are little ones born only to suffer
For the want of immunity

Or a bowl of rice?
Well, who would hold a price
On the heads of the innocent children

If there's some immortal power
To control the dice?


We come into the world and take our chances
Fate is just the weight of circumstances
That's the way that lady luck dances

Roll the bones

Jack...relax

Get busy with the facts
No zodiacs or almanacs
No maniacs in polyester slacks

Just the facts
Gonna kick some gluteus max
It's a parallax...you dig?

You move around
The small gets big
It's a rig

It's action...reaction
Random interaction
So who's afraid

Of a little abstraction?
Can't get no satisfaction
From the facts?

You better run, homeboy
A fact's a fact
From Nome to Rome, boy


What's the deal?
Spin the wheel

If the dice are hot...take a shot
Play your cards. Show us what you got
What you're holding

If the cards are cold
Don't go folding
Lady Luck is golden

She favors the bold
That's cold
Stop throwing stones

The night has a thousand saxophones
So get out there and rock
And roll the bones

Get busy!

Roll the bones


Why are we here?
Because we're here

Roll the bones
Why does it happen?
Because it happens
Roll the bones