Both as a standalone and as part of the DSOTS album, you can take this lyric as read. As a matter of public record, Jourgensen's drug intake was legendary even in the 1980s. By the late 90s, in his own words, he was grappling with massive addiction issues and had lost almost everything: friends, spouse, money and had nearly died more than once. "Dark Side of the Spoon" is a both funny & sad title for an album made by a musical genius who was losing the plot; and this song is a message to his fans & friends saying he knows it. It's painful to listen to so I'm glad the "Keith Richards of industrial metals" wised up and cleaned up. Well done sir.
I can't work late although I need the money
Gotta get home to my loving honey
She'll be there waiting, waiting impatiently
Love is on a roll, love is on a good roll
Usually I meet with the boys of Friday
Only this morning she said this is my day
The look she gave me sent a shiver down into my soul
Love is on a roll, love is on a good roll
Our love is on a roll, our love is on a good roll
I'm a songwriter a professional dreamer
Mostly a singer but sometimes a screamer
I should know if anybody knows at all
When love is on a roll, love is on a good roll
So I gotta go, I gotta get home early
Be with my woman, soft and curvy
Makes me feel like a king and not a regular Joe
Love is on a roll, love is on a good roll
Love is on a roll, love is on a good roll
Our love is on a roll, our love is on a good roll
Our love is on a roll, our love is on a good roll
Our love is on a roll, our love is on a good roll
Our love is on a roll, our love is on a good roll
Love is on a roll, love is on a good roll
Love is on a roll, love is on a good roll
Gotta get home to my loving honey
She'll be there waiting, waiting impatiently
Love is on a roll, love is on a good roll
Usually I meet with the boys of Friday
Only this morning she said this is my day
The look she gave me sent a shiver down into my soul
Love is on a roll, love is on a good roll
Our love is on a roll, our love is on a good roll
I'm a songwriter a professional dreamer
Mostly a singer but sometimes a screamer
I should know if anybody knows at all
When love is on a roll, love is on a good roll
So I gotta go, I gotta get home early
Be with my woman, soft and curvy
Makes me feel like a king and not a regular Joe
Love is on a roll, love is on a good roll
Love is on a roll, love is on a good roll
Our love is on a roll, our love is on a good roll
Our love is on a roll, our love is on a good roll
Our love is on a roll, our love is on a good roll
Our love is on a roll, our love is on a good roll
Love is on a roll, love is on a good roll
Love is on a roll, love is on a good roll
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Love Is on a Roll Lyrics as written by Roger Frederick Cook John E Prine
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Downtown Music Publishing
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