Well, I was only a kid - didn't know enough to be afraid  Playing the game, but not the way the big boys played  Nothing to lose - maybe I had something to trade  The way the big wheel spins  Well, I was only a kid, on a holy crusade  I placed no trust in a faith that was ready-made  Take no chances on paradise delayed  So I do a slow fade  Playing for time  Don't want to wait for heaven  Looking for love  For an angel to forgive my sins  Playing with fire  Chasing something new to believe in  Looking for love  The way the big wheel spins  Well, I was only a kid, cruising around in a trance  Prisoner of fate, victim of circumstance  I was lined up for glory, but the tickets sold out in advance  The way the big wheel spins  Well, I was only a kid, gone without a backward glance  Going for broke, going for another chance  Hoping for heaven - hoping for a fine romance  If I do the right dance  Wheel goes round, landing on a twist of faith  Taking your chances you'll have the right answers  When the final judgment begins  Wheel goes round, landing on a leap of fate  Life redirected in ways unexpected  Sometimes the odd number wins  The way the big wheel spins