I've seen this in pictures, I've read the literature I've stood amongst crowds alone, I've picked myself to the bone Spoke to you through a tin can, wrote a message in the wet sand Then I watched the waves wash you up Never believed in bad luck And if it's raining outside, go and live it up You better keep your shoes tied if you want to run Go ahead and get your hands dirty, what're you waiting for? You will be getting that prize that you're playing for When sky falls and shadows you And the fog floats around you Who will be around when you call? Never thought about it much at all I talked to the television, put my faith in an illusion If I'm lost, well then, that's tough Never believed in bad luck When the tide is too high and you're giving up When you are pushing so hard but it ain't enough When their claws open wide, they will snatch you up You will be getting that prize that you're playing for And if I meet you outside, then we better go Put all your money on the line if that's what you want You got that look in your eyes, must be getting old You will be getting that prize that you, that you've been playing for