Beatin' The Odds
Molly Hatchet Lyrics

Well she grabbed me and asked me,
A woman approached the singer and asked for his name.

If I had a name,
She inquired if the singer had a name.

She told me she was interested to see,
The woman expressed interest in seeing if the singer could play a game.

If I could play the game,
She questioned the artist's ability to play the game.

She said her name was victory,
The woman introduced herself as Victory.

She didn't want to know the rules,
Victory revealed that she did not care about the rules of the game.

That's just the way I wanted to play,
The singer decided that he also did not want to play by the rules.

In a game designed for fools.
They both acknowledged that the game was designed for foolish people.

Chorus: We were beatin' the odds, we were beatin' the odds, We were beatin' the odds again, We were gambling with our souls, We were playing to win, We were beatin' the odds again.
The chorus highlights the theme of the song, which is about risk-taking and beating the odds.

Well I rolled the dice feelin' cold as ice,
The artist rolled the dice with a feeling of detachment.

And Victory drew the cards,
Victory drew the cards in the game.

We knew that loosin' when the stakes were high,
They both understood the high stakes involved in the game and the risk of losing.

Could really hit us hard,
They knew that losing would have serious consequences.

I strapped into the drivers seat,
The singer took control of the situation.

With Miss Victory by my side,
Victory remained with the singer during the game.

She knew at a glance she was takin' a chance,
Victory was aware that she was taking a risk.

By coming along for the ride.
But she still chose to participate in the game.

Chorus: We were beatin' the odds, we were beatin' the odds, We were beatin' the odds again, We were gambling with our souls, We were playing to win, We were beatin' the odds again.
The chorus repeats to emphasize the act of taking risks and beating the odds again.

Time and space stood still that day,
The singer felt that time and space had stopped during the game.

With Victory's soul and mine,
The artist and Victory were emotionally connected during the game.

We were running a race between heaven and hell,
The game felt like a race between good and evil.

And we could not find the finish line,
They were uncertain about how the game would end.

And when it was all over we won it in the end,
Despite the uncertainty, they emerged victorious at the end of the game.

We were splittin' the prize when she opened her eyes,
As they were dividing the winnings, Victory opened her eyes.

And said Baby let's try it again.
She suggested that they play the game again.

Chorus: We were beatin' the odds, we were beatin' the odds, We were beatin' the odds again, We were gambling with our souls, We were playing to win, We were beatin' the odds again.
The chorus repeats to summarize the song's message about risk-taking and beating the odds.