Way It Goes

by Alejandro Escovedo

God bless the child
Who don't have a mother
To put her fast asleep

God bless the father
Who's lost his lover
For whom his soul to keep

Sometimes it takes more than just
Walking away
To find you've lost

Sometimes it doesn't take
A good friend to say,
"It's just time, and it's gone
But that's the way it goes."

It's just the way it goes
It's just the way it goes
It's just the way it goes

Throw a penny into the Indian Ocean
And you jump right in
Three wise men can tap you
On the shoulder
And you jump right in

Sometimes it takes more than just
Throwing it all away
To find you've lost

Sometimes it doesn't take a genius to say,
"It's just time and it's gone
But that's the way it goes"

It's just the way it goes
It's just the way it goes
It's just the way it goes

Close your eyes with all your might
But she's not there
Reach into the blinding light
She's still not there

You made your choice now
Live with it--It's all you've got
Sometimes it doesn't take
An image in the mirror to say,
"It's just time and it's gone
But that's the way it goes"

It's just the way it goes
It's just the way it goes
It's just the way it goes
It's just the way it goes
It's just the way it goes
It's just the way it goes
It's just the way it goes