Everybody knows
That it's just the way things go
Can't eliminate desire
That explains the sad expression

What it is I see over in the distance?
Something that I can't let go of
It's inside of mind
It's in front of my face
But needless to say I'm motionless

Take me home, take me home
I am your burden you have to bear

When I shut my eyes I don't need sentiment
It's something I could do without
But we all have to abide

Everybody knows
That it's just the way things go

What is it I hear through this deafening silence?
The fortune teller error is near
The worst is yet to come
And there's nothing here at all
That I or anybody else can do

Take me home, take me home
I am your burden you have to bear

When I shut my eyes
I don't need sentiment
It's something I could do without
But we all have to abide
By these terms

Working a frightful nightshift
Were just working a frightful nightshift

Everybody knows
That it's just the way things go
Can't eliminate desire
That explains the sad expression

Everybody knows
That it's just the way things go
Can't eliminate desire
That explains the sad expression

Ohh it's just the way things go
Can't eliminate desire
That explains the sad expression