That's the Way That the World Goes Round (Live)

[Verse 1]

I know a guy that's got a lot to lose

He's a pretty nice fella, kinda confused

He's got muscles in his head, ain't never been used

Thinks he owns half of this town

[Verse 2]

Started drinking 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

[Chorus]

That's the way that the world goes 'round

You're up one day, the next, you're down

It's half an inch of water, you think you're gonna drown

That's the way that the world goes 'round

[Instrumental Interlude]

[Verse 3]

I was sitting in the bathtub a-counting 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

[Verse 4]

I was crying ice cubes, hoping I'd croak

When 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

[Chorus]

That's the way that the world goes 'round

You're up one day, the next, you're down

It's half an inch of water and you think you're gonna drown

That's the way that the world goes 'round

[Spoken Interlude]

I was sittin' in a—

I was playing in this club in San Francisco

And this girl come up to the stage

So I leaned over and asked her what I could do for her

And she said, uh

She said, "Would you please sing that song of yours about the happy enchilada?"

I said, "Geez, I've never written a song about any kinda enchilada

Let alone a happy enchilada"

I said, "You might have me confused with somebody else"

She said, "No"

She said, "You wrote a song about a happy enchilada"

I said, "Well, how's it go?"

And she says, uh

"It's a happy enchilada and you think you're gonna drown"

I said, "I'm glad you like the words"

[Chorus]

That's the way that the world goes 'round

You're up one day, 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

[Outro]

That's the way that the world goes 'round