Intro: How high are the stakes? How much fortune can you make? How high are the stakes? How much fortune can you make? Verse: 1 It's funny I spent my whole life wanting to be talked about I did it Just about everything To see my name in lights Was it all worth it? And how did I earn it? Nobody's perfect I guess I deserve it How high are the stakes? How much fortune can you make? Does this get any better? Should I carry on? Will it matter when I'm gone? Will any of this matter? Verse: 2 It's funny How everybody mentions my name But they're never really nice I took it Just about everything Except my own advice Was it all worth it? And how did I earn it? Nobody's perfect I guess I deserve it How high are the stakes? How much fortune can you make? (nothing lasts forever) Does this get any better? Should I carry on? Will it matter when I'm gone? (doesn't make a difference) Will any of this matter? Bridge Nothing lasts forever Doesn't make a difference Verse: 3 How high Doesn't make a difference Nothing lasts forever Should I Will it matter when I'm gone? Will any of this matter? How high are the stakes? How much fortune can you make? Should I carry on? Will it matter when I'm gone? How high are the stakes? How much fortune can you make? Should I carry on? Will it matter when I'm gone?