[Refrain]

Everybody knows

That it's just the way things go

Can't eliminate desire

That explains the sad expression

[Verse 1]

What it is I see

Over in the distance?

It's 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

[Pre-Chorus]

Take me home, take me home

I am your burden you have to bear

[Chorus]

When I shut my eyes

I don't need sentiment

Its something I could do without, but

We all have to abide

[Refrain]

Everybody knows

That it's just the way things go

[Verse 2]

What is it I hear

Through this deafening silence?

The fortune teller's error is near

The worst is yet to come

And there's nothing here at all

That I, or anybody else could do

[Pre-Chorus]

Take me home, take me home

I am your burden you have to bear

[Chorus]

When I shut my eyes

I don't need sentiment

Its something I could do without, but

We all have to abide

By these terms

[Bridge]

Working a frightful nightshift

We're just working a frightful nightshift

[Refrain / Outro]

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

Oh, well it's just the way things go

Can't eliminate desire

That explains the sad expression