[Verse 1]

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

[Pre-Chorus]

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, roll the bones

[Chorus]

Why are we here?

Because we're here, roll the bones, roll the bones

Why does it happen?

Because it happens, roll the bones, roll the bones

[Verse 2]

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?

[Pre-Chorus]

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, roll the bones

[Chorus]

Why are we here?

Because we're here, roll the bones, roll the bones

Why does it happen?

Because it happens, roll the bones, roll the bones

Why are we here?

Because we're here, roll the bones, roll the bones

Why does it happen?

[Guitar Solo]

[Bridge]

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

[Chorus]

Roll the bones

Why are we here?

Because we're here, roll the bones, roll the bones

Why does it happen?

Because it happens, roll the bones, roll the bones

Why are we here?

Because we're here, roll the bones, roll the bones

Why does it happen?

Because it happens, roll the bones, roll the bones

Why does it happen?

Because it happens, roll the bones, roll the bones

Why are we here?

Because we're here, roll the bones, roll the bones

Why does it happen?

Because it happens, roll the bones, roll the bones

Why are we here?

Because we're here, roll the bones, roll the bones