ROULETTE

Outtake version 2

We left the toys out in the yard
I took my wife and kids, I left my home
I packed what we could into the car
No one here knows how it started
Suddenly everything seems so out of control
Mister I want some answers, I need to know

Roulette, that's the name now
Roulette, that's the name now
Roulette, bullets in the chamber
Roulette, who's the unlucky stranger

I grew up here on this street where nothin' moves, just a strange breeze
Through the whisperin' trees
There's a town full of worthless memories
I was a fireman out at Riker's, I did my job
Mister, I've been cheated, I've been robbed

Roulette, put a spinner in the chamber
Roulette, who's the unlucky stranger
Roulette, every day the stakes get bigger
Roulette, who's finger is on the trigger?

One of the many outtake versions of ROULETTE that were recorded between Apr 1979 and Aug 1980 at The Power Station, New York City. Check also the Tracks version, outtake version 1, outtake version 3, outtake version 4, and live 1988 version.