The Way Things Go

[Verse 1]

You know when you’re young

And you know everything

The sky is the limit

And the grass is a little more green

Don’t matter where you are

Yeah I coulda swore back when I was 15

I’d go to college and get my business degree

I never made it that far

I got a big ol’ wrench in my plans

And put this guitar in my hands

[Chorus]

So much for crystal balls and wishing on stars

As you're watchin' them fall to the ground

Yeah you can dream big or you can dream small

But it all comes down to the luck of the draw, so I’ve found

Cause it’s gonna rain as soon as you wash your car

And as sure as you go on and give up your heart. a curve gets thrown

That’s the way things go

[Verse 2]

Yeah I would’ve tattooed her name on my arm

If you woulda asked me

I would’ve bet the whole dang farm, and more on us

So much for her being my meant to be

She changed her mind like the wind, and the joke was on me

She left me in the dust

If she hadn’t left my heart black and blue

I would’ve never found you

[Chorus]

So much for crystal balls and wishing on stars

As you're watchin' them fall to the ground

Yeah you can dream big or you can dream small

But it all comes down to the luck of the draw, so I’ve found

Cause it’s gonna rain as soon as you wash your car

And as sure as you go on and give up your heart, a curve gets thrown

That’s the way things go

[Bridge]

You’ll never know if you took the right fork in the road

Until you get where you’re going and it all unfolds

[Chorus]

So much for crystal balls and wishing on stars

As you're watchin' them fall to the ground

Yeah you can dream big or you can dream small

But it all comes down to the luck of the draw, so I’ve found

Cause it’s gonna rain as soon as you wash your car

And as sure as you go on and give up your heart, a curve gets thrown

That’s the way things go