©1978, 1988 by John Prine

I know a guy that's got a lot to lose,
He's a pretty nice fellow but he's kind of confused.
He's got muscles in his head that ain't never been used,
Thinks he own half of this town.

Started drinkin' heavy, got a big red nose,
Beat his old lady with a rubber hose,
Then he took her out to dinner, bought her new clothes.
That's the way that the world goes 'round.

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

I was sittin' in the bathtub a-countin' 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 cryin' ice cubes, hopin' I'd croak,
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.

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

That's the way that the world goes 'round.
You're up one day and the next you're down.
It's a happy enchilada and you think you're gonna drown.
That's the way that the world goes 'round.
That's the way that the world goes 'round.
That's the way that the world goes 'round.

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