Keeping it was never easy
Everything will slip away
Close your eyes - it's gone for sure
Holding on will make you tired
Even in the light of day
Line them up - count them in once more
Driven by the fear of loosing
Hiding from the chance to win
Every day - close to the ground
Looking at it from a distance
Waiting for the ball to spin
Bets are placed - ball goes 'round and 'round
I understand
You got to play to win
You got to take a chance, and
I'm in command
But I wait in line
And I have been for some time
Maybe I'm afraid of nothing
Maybe nothing keeps me sane
Loosing the grip - on reality
Funny how when I am falling
I never really fear the pain
It is the shame - that is killing me
I understand
You got to play to win
You got to take a chance, and
I'm in command
But I wait in line
And I have been for some time
I'm a girl upon a roof top
Last to know it has begun
Everybody sure they're winning
Flying closer to the sun
I tell myself it's not that easy
Tell myself it's just my way
Every time I feel the delay
I understand
You got to play to win
You got to take a chance, and
I'm in command
But I wait in line
And I have been for some time
I understand
You got to play to win
You got to take a chance, and
I'm in command
But I wait in line
And I have been for some time