The Way it Goes 
Gillian Welch

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Becky Johnson bought the farm - Put a needle in her arm
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That's the way that it goes - That's the way
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And her brother laid her down in the cold Kentucky ground
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That's the way that it goes - That's the way

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That's the way that it goes
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Everybody's buying little baby clothes
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That's the way that it ends
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Though there was a time when she and I were friends

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Well, Miranda ran away - Took her cat and left LA
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That's the way that it goes - That's the way
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She was busted, broke and flat - Had to sell that pussy cat
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That's the way that it goes - That's the way

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That's the way that it goes
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Everybody's buying little baby clothes
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That's the way that it ends
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Though there was a time when he and I were friends

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See the brightest ones of all early in October fall
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That's the way that it goes - That's the way
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While the dark ones go to bed with good whiskey in their head
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That's the way that it goes - That's the way

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Now Billy Joe's back in the tank - You tell Russo, I'll tell Frank
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That's the way that it goes - That's the way
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Did he throw her down a well? - Did she leave him for that swell?
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That's the way that it goes - That's the way

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That's the way that it goes
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Everybody's buying little baby clothes
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That's the way that it ends
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Though there was a time when all of us were friends

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When you lay me down to rest leave a pistol in my vest
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That's the way that it goes - That's the way
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Do you miss my gentle touch? - Did I hurt you very much?
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That's the way that it goes - That's the way

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That's the way that it goes
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Everybody's buying little baby clothes
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That's the way that it ends
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Though there was a time when you and I were friends