Win or lose, pick and choose

You put your money in the slot

Hold and wait, hesitate

The name of the game is to have and have not

You don't know you lost till you know what you've got

Give me a quarter, a kroner, a yen

We all wind up wasted so try it again


Have you spent what you made!

Or Is your pocket heavyweight!

There's a price to be paid

Your heart in your mouth as the points start to grow

Your hands tell you stop when your head says to go

Give me a quarter, a kroner, a yen

We all wind up wasted so try it again


Machines, machines, Michael loves machines

Always waiting for the delay

Machines, machines. Michael loves machines

He's always looking for another game to play

Another game to play, another game to play


Every nerve, every bone

Is getting ready for the shot

It's a world of it's own

You don't see a thing as the crowd gathers 'round

They call out Your name but you don't hear a sound

Give me a quarter, a kroner, a yen

We'll wind up wasted so try it again


Machines, machines, Michael loves machines

Always waiting for the delay

Machines, machines. Michael loves machines

He's always looking for another game to play

Another game to play, another game to play


At the end of the day

There's two more buttons left to press

It's the ultimate game

Your video playmate is ready and set

It's so hard to choose when it's Russian Roulette

Give me a quarter, a k