That's The Way That The World Goes Round
John Prine

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Well I know a guy that's got a lot to lose
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He's a pretty nice fella, kinda confused
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He's got muscles in his head ain't never been used
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He thinks he owns half of this town
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Well he starts drinkin' heavy, gets a big red nose
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Then he beats his old lady witha rubber hose
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He takes her out to dinner and buys her new clothes
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And that's the way that the world goes 'round

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That's the way that the world goes 'round
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You're up one day, the next you're down
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It's half inch of water, but you think you're gonna drown
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That's the way that the world goes 'round

BREAK ON VERSE

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I was sittin' in the bathtub, a-countin' my toes
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When the radiator broke, the water all froze
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I got stuck in the ice, without my clothes
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Naked as the eyes of a clown
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I was crying those ice cubes, hoping I'd croak
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When the sun came through the window, the ice all broke
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I stood up and laughed - I thought it was a jokE
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That's the way that the world goes 'round. 

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That's the way that the world goes 'round
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You're up one day, the next you're down
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It's half inch of water, but you think you're gonna drown
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That's the way that the world goes 'round
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That's the way that the world goes 'round
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That's the way that the world goes 'round