Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Just another hunter, like a wolf in the sun
Just another junkie on a scoring run
Just another victim of the things he has done
Just another day, in the life of a loaded gun
The odd get even, you name the game
The odds get even, the stakes are the same
You bet your life
Just another winner, pours his life down the drain
Just another island in a hurricane
Just another loser, like a cat in the rain
Just another day, in the path of a speeding train
The odds get even, you name the game
The odds get even, the stakes are the same
You bet your life
(Bet your life) Anarchist, reactionary, running-dog, revisionist
(Bet your life) Hindu, Muslim, Catholic, creation, evolutionist
(Bet your life) rational, romantic, mystic, cynical, idealist
(Bet your life) minimal expressionist, post-modern, neo-symbolist
(Bet your life) armchair rocket scientist graffiti existentialist
(Bet your life) deconstruction primitive performance photo-realist
(Bet your life) be-bop or a one-drop or a hip-hop lite-pop-metallist
(Bet your life) gold adult contemporary urban country capitalist
Just another gypsy with a plastic guitar
Just another dancer with her eyes on the stars
Just another dreamer who was going too far
Just another drunk, at the wheel of a stolen car
The odds get even
The odds get even
You bet your life
Bet your life
Bet your life
Bet your life
Bet your life
(Bet your life) Anarchist, reactionary, running-dog, revisionist
(Bet your life) Hindu, Muslim, Catholic, creation, evolutionist
(Bet your life) rational, romantic, mystic, cynical, idealist
(Bet your life) minimal expressionist, post-modern, neo-symbolist
(Bet your life) armchair rocket scientist graffiti existentialist
(Bet your life) deconstruction primitive performance photo-realist
(Bet your life) be-bop or a one-drop or a hip-hop lite-pop-metallist
(Bet your life) gold adult contemporary urban country capitalist
Anarchist, reactionary, running-dog, revisionist
Hindu, Muslim, Catholic, creation, evolutionist
Rational, romantic, mystic, cynical, idealist
Minimal expressionist, post-modern, neo-symbolist
Armchair rocket scientist graffiti existentialist
Deconstruction primitive performance photo-realist
Be-bop or a one-drop or a hip-hop lite-pop-metallist
Gold adult contemporary urban country capitalist
Just another junkie on a scoring run
Just another victim of the things he has done
Just another day, in the life of a loaded gun
The odd get even, you name the game
The odds get even, the stakes are the same
You bet your life
Just another winner, pours his life down the drain
Just another island in a hurricane
Just another loser, like a cat in the rain
Just another day, in the path of a speeding train
The odds get even, you name the game
The odds get even, the stakes are the same
You bet your life
(Bet your life) Anarchist, reactionary, running-dog, revisionist
(Bet your life) Hindu, Muslim, Catholic, creation, evolutionist
(Bet your life) rational, romantic, mystic, cynical, idealist
(Bet your life) minimal expressionist, post-modern, neo-symbolist
(Bet your life) armchair rocket scientist graffiti existentialist
(Bet your life) deconstruction primitive performance photo-realist
(Bet your life) be-bop or a one-drop or a hip-hop lite-pop-metallist
(Bet your life) gold adult contemporary urban country capitalist
Just another gypsy with a plastic guitar
Just another dancer with her eyes on the stars
Just another dreamer who was going too far
Just another drunk, at the wheel of a stolen car
The odds get even
The odds get even
You bet your life
Bet your life
Bet your life
Bet your life
Bet your life
(Bet your life) Anarchist, reactionary, running-dog, revisionist
(Bet your life) Hindu, Muslim, Catholic, creation, evolutionist
(Bet your life) rational, romantic, mystic, cynical, idealist
(Bet your life) minimal expressionist, post-modern, neo-symbolist
(Bet your life) armchair rocket scientist graffiti existentialist
(Bet your life) deconstruction primitive performance photo-realist
(Bet your life) be-bop or a one-drop or a hip-hop lite-pop-metallist
(Bet your life) gold adult contemporary urban country capitalist
Anarchist, reactionary, running-dog, revisionist
Hindu, Muslim, Catholic, creation, evolutionist
Rational, romantic, mystic, cynical, idealist
Minimal expressionist, post-modern, neo-symbolist
Armchair rocket scientist graffiti existentialist
Deconstruction primitive performance photo-realist
Be-bop or a one-drop or a hip-hop lite-pop-metallist
Gold adult contemporary urban country capitalist
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