If you wanna ride the roller coaster
You gotta stay on board till the ride is over
You can't get off when you've had your fill
You can't get off when you're up those hills
You can't get off, you gotta stay on board
Hang on tight with your feet on the floor
You can close your eyes, but you see it through
And you wonder when it ends
If you wanna ride the roller coaster
Gotta take the odds
And save for the grace of the gods
First you gotta stand in line
If you wanna ride
If you wanna ride the roller coaster
Gotta hang on tight to your composure
Gotta hug the rail till your knuckles go white
Fasten that belt till it's good and tight
You get whipped around like a piece of cord
You can't get off, you gotta stay on board
You get real scared, you go real fast
You go faster, faster, faster
If you wanna ride the roller coaster
Gotta learn to read the curves
Be sure, ever so sure
But first you gotta stand in line
If you wanna ride
Who told you you could get away with
All you get away with is time
If you wanna ride
If you wanna ride
If you wanna ride
Ride
If you wanna ride
If you wanna ride the roller coaster
Gotta pay the man what he asks for
Move ahead to the back of the bus
Take your seat with the rest of us
Sit on down, enjoy the ride
When it's done now don't you cry
Buy another ticket and wait inside
If you wanna ride again
If you wanna ride
If you wanna ride
If you wanna ride
If you wanna ride
If you wanna ride
First you gotta stand in line
First you gotta stand in line
If you wanna ride
If you wanna ride
If you wanna ride
Ride