For me, even though it has the word 'heaven', I don't see this as a song about religion. More of a song using religious terms as an analogy for life. The 'big wheel' being the grind of life, always rolling forward.
I see it as a song about a boy going about life in his own way, "Playing the game, but not the way the big boys played" & "I placed no trust in a faith that was ready-made" He want's to have a good life, and he wants it now (heaven being the good life) "Playing for time, Don't want to wait for heaven". And along the way meet someone who can see past his flaws (in this case flaws being the sins) "Looking for love, For an angel to forgive my sins"
All in all this song fits the theme of this album, that life is a gamble.
For me, even though it has the word 'heaven', I don't see this as a song about religion. More of a song using religious terms as an analogy for life. The 'big wheel' being the grind of life, always rolling forward.
I see it as a song about a boy going about life in his own way, "Playing the game, but not the way the big boys played" & "I placed no trust in a faith that was ready-made" He want's to have a good life, and he wants it now (heaven being the good life) "Playing for time, Don't want to wait for heaven". And along the way meet someone who can see past his flaws (in this case flaws being the sins) "Looking for love, For an angel to forgive my sins"
All in all this song fits the theme of this album, that life is a gamble.