Everybody knows
That it's just the way things go
Can't eliminate desire

That explains the sad expression

What it is I see over in the distance?

Something that I can't let go of
It's inside of mind
It's in front of my face

But needless to say I'm motionless

Take me home, take me home

I am your burden you have to bear

When I shut my eyes I don't need sentiment

It's something I could do without
But we all have to abide


Everybody knows
That it's just the way things go


What is it I hear through this deafening silence?
The fortune teller error is near
The worst is yet to come

And there's nothing here at all
That I or anybody else can do


Take me home, take me home
I am your burden you have to bear


When I shut my eyes
I don't need sentiment
It's something I could do without

But we all have to abide
By these terms


Working a frightful nightshift
Were just working a frightful nightshift


Everybody knows
That it's just the way things go
Can't eliminate desire

That explains the sad expression

Everybody knows

That it's just the way things go
Can't eliminate desire
That explains the sad expression


Ohh it's just the way things go
Can't eliminate desire

That explains the sad expression