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 a 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.
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.
Wheel goes round, landing on a twist of faith
Taking your chances you'll have the right answers
When the final judgement 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.
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.
Rush - The Big Wheel (04:15)
Off their CD, Roll The Bones.
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Rushing in the wilderness with Anne of the Green Gables, red hair and a matching Barchetta. What else are a life son to crave?
Autor: timor66
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@CuteePie83 Yup, the HiWatt was the signature sound for only a few years. I believe he recorded quite a bit of this album either direct or with Marshall's though. He was already getting away from HiWatt after Hemispheres, so it was short lived, but what a sound, what a growl. And, my take on Neil's POV has always been as that of an observation from the outside in - as far back as I can remember I thought of it merely as commentary on things going on around him by use of metaphorical imagery.
Autor: rafro007
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@MST3Kfanatic If you recall, the driver of his uncle's red barchetta says, "...suddenly ahead of me, across the moutain side, a gleaming, alloy, air-car shoots toward me TWO LANES wide...laughing out loud with fear and hope, I have a desperate plan...at the ONE LANE BRIDGE, I leave the giants stranded at the riverside..." My impression is the red barchetta, having become "before the motor law" meaning the air cars somehow run only on air, and don't have motors, which burn gas. GREAT song, no?
Autor: sulatlalaki
5
@MIAMI1967, i think you got something there...how do we get it to the ceos?
Autor: MST3Kfanatic
6
love this song, love rush, i used to have a red camaro that i named after this song
Autor: stevilgates
7
word
Autor: TIMR007ROX
8
17 more ratings people...
Autor: SuperMooja
9
Allright Peaches, I was pointing out that both songs are about technology outstriping humanity, and how human rights disapear in the process. Comparing these two songs would be like comparing a Ferrari to a Pinto!
Get it?????