Lyrics:

The title track of Bonnie Raitt’s 1991 album, “Luck of the Draw” is a character study about a bartender who dreams of another life as a screenwriter.
You dust the bottles on the bar counter
You're writing screenplays on the side
Three nights a week can keep a girl workin'
Sometimes it's good to lose your pride

These things we do to keep the flame burnin'
And write our fire in the sky
Another day to see the wheel turnin'
Another avenue to try

It's in the luck of the draw, baby
The natural law
Forget those movies you saw, little baby
It's in the luck of the draw
Natural law
(Flame keep on burnin')
Forget those movies you saw, little baby
(Wheel ever turning)

You turn around and say it's last orders
You fix the ribbon in your hair
Tomorrow's letter by the hall doorway
Could be the answer to your prayers

These things we do to keep the flame burnin'
And write our fire in the sky
Another day to see the wheel turnin'
Another avenue to try

It's in the luck of the draw, baby
The natural law
Forget those movies you saw, little baby
It's in the luck of the draw
The natural law
(Flame keep on burnin')
Forget those movies you saw, little baby
(Wheel ever turning)


These things we do to keep the flame burnin'
And write our fire in the sky
Another day to see the wheel turnin'
Another avenue to try

It's in the luck of the draw, baby
The natural law
Forget those movies you saw, little baby
It's in the luck of the draw
Natural law
(Flame keep on burnin')
Forget those movies you saw, little baby
(Wheel ever turning)

Ooh, it's in the luck of the draw
(Flame keep on burnin')
The natural law
(Wheel ever turning)