Sometimes I lose attention
Get these moments of reflection
And I'm thinking way to deep to carry on
It drives me to distraction
And that dangerous attraction
To sing another melancholy song
There were so many complications
All my expectations
Were crashed upon that cold and rocky shore
When I landed, I was broken
And love was just a token
To make up for what I'd lost before
I took a solitary road
With no one to share the load
I was always on the outside looking in
But that's the road I chose
And as everybody knows
When you run alone, you're always gonna win
Now those days are finally over
I don't want to blow my cover
But I'm leaving all that crazy stuff behind
Life is for the living
And I'm not about to give in
I have no need to feel that way inclined
As for the melancholy song
Why don't we all just sing along
And levity will surely raise a smile
There's nothing in the making
Of a serious undertaking
That guarantees it's always worth your while
Just to let you know, I'm fine
And I thank you for your time
For listening to my poetry and prose
I've lost the innocence of youth
And now I finally see the truth
That in the end that's just the way it goes
I finally got around to knowing
What everybody knows
That in the end that's just the way it goes
Just the way it goes