Eller ialfald – sammen med ‘Loose Ends’ – et af de største favoritfald blandt sange, der burde have været med på The River, men faldt for Springsteen’s nådesløse udvælgelse, da det endelige hold skulle sættes. ‘Roulette’ blev udsendt som obskur single-B-side til ‘One Step Up’ otte år senere i et ucharmerende 80’er-mix. Her det oprindelige mix, og under det Springsteen’s bortforlaring…

– It was the first song we cut for [The River] and maybe later on I thought it was too specific, and the story I started to tell was more of a general one. I may have just gotten afraid—it went a little over the top, which is what’s good about it. In truth it should have probably gotten put on. It would have been one of the best things on the record and it was just a mistake at the time—you get oversensitive when you’re going to release the things.