{"id":32110,"date":"2022-01-12T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/?p=32110"},"modified":"2022-01-12T05:27:43","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T13:27:43","slug":"roll-of-the-dice-its-the-little-things-that-count","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2022\/01\/12\/roll-of-the-dice-its-the-little-things-that-count\/","title":{"rendered":"Roll of the Dice: It&#8217;s the Little Things That Count"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is a song about little things that lead to big things. Small choices that lead to consequential moments. Or as Bruce put it one night, it&#8217;s about &#8220;not knowing what you&#8217;re gonna do until you do it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes he&#8217;d introduce it with a story about a girl who did a body shot of tequila off of him. Other times he regaled the audience with a tale of a barmaid who exchanged a ride home for a quarter he needed for the payphone.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever the night&#8217;s story, Bruce told it with the barest hint of discretion, a twinkle in his eye, and a disclaimer that all of the events happened &#8220;a very, very long time ago&#8221;&#8230; if they happened at all.<\/p>\n<div id=\"v-DDiHI0Mz-1\" class=\"video-player\"><iframe title='VideoPress Video Player' aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='758' height='568' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/DDiHI0Mz?hd=1&amp;cover=1&amp;loop=0&amp;autoPlay=0&amp;permalink=1&amp;muted=0&amp;controls=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;useAverageColor=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write; presentation'><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Our tale starts innocently enough, although our narrator&#8217;s inner voice knows better from the outset.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>She said we could just sleep together, there&#8217;d be nothing wrong<\/em><br \/>\n<em>We could just hold each other with our clothes on<\/em><br \/>\n<em>I went to answer, &#8220;I don&#8217;t think we should&#8221;<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Then I heard a voice say, &#8220;yeah, I guess we could&#8230;&#8221;<\/em><br \/>\n<em>She kissed me lightly and said &#8220;you know sometimes when you&#8217;re down<\/em><br \/>\n<em>It&#8217;s the little things that count<\/em><br \/>\n<em>It&#8217;s the little things that count<\/em><br \/>\n<em>It&#8217;s the little things&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Small moments of human connection. That&#8217;s what it&#8217;s all about, right?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>She said it was too late, and I shouldn&#8217;t try to drive<\/em><br \/>\n<em>She unbuttoned my shirt and whispered &#8220;just close your eyes<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Let me take your boots off, you know sometimes when your luck&#8217;s run out<\/em><br \/>\n<em>It&#8217;s the little things that count<\/em><br \/>\n<em>It&#8217;s the little things that count<\/em><br \/>\n<em>It&#8217;s the little things&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t drive drunk, kids. That&#8217;s the moral here.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Her dress rode lightly as she walked<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Then she pulled the covers down<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Okay, so maybe our narrator&#8217;s gaze is distracted for a moment. It&#8217;s a little thing, a minor detail.<\/p>\n<p>Small kindnesses. Minor details. Little moments&#8230; that lead to bigger ones.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>I was so dry, she held a water glass to my lips<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Well the polish on her nail was chipped<\/em><br \/>\n<em>She said she had a boyfriend I reminded her of<\/em><br \/>\n<em>His hair was the same muddy brown<\/em><br \/>\n<em>She stuck her tongue in my mouth<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Because sometimes you just don&#8217;t know what you&#8217;re going to do until you do it.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m pretty sure this isn&#8217;t anybody&#8217;s favorite Springsteen song. 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