I was comin' off of a heartache Addin' up all my mistake you know how it is An' I was beatin' up myself up real good Over all those shoulda coulds but never dids An' I could lose myself in myself pity But I done that an' that ain't pretty An' somewhere in this mess I've made Is my philosophy That if you don't jump every chance you get Roll a dice an' run some risks If you don't fall, then how you ever gonna fly? An' if you don't break an' you don't bruise If you don't look back an' laugh at one or two Wrong moves in your life Yeah, you ain't doin' it right I've been flush an' flat broke Made some lousy bets, but that's okay, yeah that's all right 'Cause never gamblin', never losin' Is a sorry substitution for livin' life Yeah, I've got scars that I'm proud of I've been down but I got up An' the only thing I know about love is There ain't no guarantees So if you don't jump every chance you get Roll a dice an' run some risks If you don't fall, then how you ever gonna fly? An' if you don't break an' you don't bruise If you don't look back an' laugh at one or two Wrong moves in your life Yeah, you ain't doin' it right So go ahead an' put the bow to the fiddle Pick you a spot an' jump in the middle Love just a little Then love just a little more If you don't jump every chance you get Roll a dice an' run some risks If you don't fall, then how you ever gonna fly? And if you don't break an' you don't bruise And if you don't look back an' laugh at one or two Wrong moves in your life Yeah, you ain't doin' it right You ain't doin' it right