I was comin' off of a heartache
Addin' up all my mistake, she know how it is
And I was beatin' up myself up real good
Over all those shoulda coulds but never dids

And I could lose myself in my self-pity
But I done that an' that ain't pretty
And somewhere in this mess I've made
Is my philosophy

That if you don't jump every chance you get
Roll a dice and run some risks
If you don't fall then how you ever gonna fly
And if you don't break and you don't bruise
If you don't look back and laugh at one or two
Wrong moves in your life
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 been down but I got up
And 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 and run some risks
If you don't fall then how you ever gonna fly
And if you don't break and you don't bruise
If you don't look back and laugh at one or two
Wrong moves in your life
You ain't doin' it right

So go ahead an' put the bow to the fiddle
Pick you a spot and 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 and run some risks
If you don't fall then how you ever gonna fly
And if you don't break and you don't bruise
And if you don't look back and laugh at one or two
Wrong moves in your life
You ain't doin' it right

Naw, you ain't doin' it right