If there was something wrong
would you be oh so strong?
Would you do what it takes to move
this hollow life along?
I'd like to think I would, you know I'd
like to think I would
but I can guarantee that what you see is not reality
and every time she makes a point,
I make a counterpoint
She said "it's easy but in the end you'll have no choice
and you know that's only just the way it goes";
You said it right man, That is just the way it goes

I'd like to sing a song (promise you won't be long)
I'll try not to be long but
I don't want to get this story wrong
There was a kid who never cared about the little things
Don't even bother 'cause I'm tired and I'm sick of it
And every time she makes a point
I'll make a counterpoint
She said, "It's easy but in the end you'll have no choice,
and you know that's only just the way it goes."
You said it right man, that is just the way it goes

I've got a gun in my hand but that gun won't cock
And my finger's on the trigger but
that trigger seems locked
And I can't stop staring at the tick-tock clock
And even if I could I would never give up
With a vest on my chest, a bullet in my lung
I can't believe I'm dying with my song unsung
And if and when I die won't you bury me alone?
Because I'll never get to heaven if I'm singing this song:
Oh, you don't know where I've been
Oh, you don't know what I've seen

So I waited by the phone but that phone never rang
And I sang so loud so I wouldn't hear the bang
When the bang never came
And I never got the call: Fuck it! Thank you!
I love you all!
Some are going to say that we're doomed to repeat
All our past mistakes; great, but that's not me
And even if it was I would always disagree
Because in the end I always get the better of me