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That’s the Way That the World Goes Round (Live)
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John Prine
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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 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 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 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 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 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 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" 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 That's the way that the world goes 'round
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