Every Once In a While

Hey, what's the big idea?
Come on now, don't leave me standing here
I'm just watching all the clouds go by
Just like clock hands on the face of the sky

Every once in a while everything comes together
Every once in a while everything turns out right

Hey, as a matter of fact
Like a lost child at the vanishing act
I'm just watching, watching my future take flight
Just like black holes in the wings of the night

Everybody only gets lucky sometimes
Everybody is always changing sides

So you'd be wise to know your enemy
Soon they'll be moving in next door
They'll come to show you to your destiny
And they won't be empty handed anymore

Hey, it's like a one-man show
Everybody's in, there's nobody to go
I'm just watching all the tables turn
Just like smoke rings from a slash and burn

Every once in a while (every once in a while)
Everything goes to pieces
Every once in a while (every once in a while)
Everything must divide

Hey, why, you're acting so strange
It's all just static, I must be out of range
I'm just watching my reality bend
Just like wild flowers at the season's end

Won't somebody (won't somebody)
Tell me everything's gonna be fine
Won't somebody (won't somebody)
Tell me everything'll be alright

'Cause I can't take too much more of this
I could never stand it anyway
I guess it's easy to afford all the risk
When you're not the one that's gonna have to pay