That's the Way That the World Goes Round - John Prine

I know a guy that’s got a lot to lose

He’s a pretty nice fellow, but kind of confused

He’s got muscles in his head that ain’t never been used

Thinks he own half of this town

Starts drinking heavy, gets a big red nose

Beats his old lady with a rubber hose

Then he takes her out to dinner, buys 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 and you think you’re gonna drown

That’s the way that the world goes 'round

I was sitting in the bathtub 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

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