That's The Way The World Goes Round
John Prine, 1978
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I know a guy, that's got a lot to lose.
He's a pretty nice fellow, kind of confused.
He's got muscles in his head, ain't never been used.
Thinks he owns half of this town.
Starts drinking heavy, gets a big red nose.
Beats his old lady, with a rubber hose,
Then he takes her out to dinner, buys her new clothes.
That's the way that the world goes 'round.
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That's the way, that the world goes 'round.
You're up one day, and the next you're down.
It's half an inch of water, and you think you're gonna drown.
That's the way, that the world goes 'round.
I was sitting in the bathtub, counting my toes,
When the radiator broke, water all froze.
I got stuck in the ice, without my clothes,
Naked as the eyes of a clown.
I was crying ice cubes, hoping I'd croak,
When the sun come through the window, the ice all broke.
I stood up and laughed, thought it was a joke.
That's the way that the world goes 'round.