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Norah Jones
Norah Jones
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
John Prine
John Prine
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Norah Jones
Norah Jones
Producer
Jamie Landry
Jamie Landry
Mixing Engineer
Greg Calbi
Greg Calbi
Mastering Engineer
Steve Fallone
Steve Fallone
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

I know a guy got a lot to lose He's a pretty nice fellow Kind of confused He's got muscles in his head Ain't never been used Thinks he own half of this town Starts drinking heavy, gets a big red nose And then he beats his old lady with a rubber hose Takes her out to dinner, buys her new clothes That's the way the world goes 'round That's the way that the world goes 'round You're up one day, 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 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 came through the window The ice all broke Could just stood up and laughed I thought it was a joke That's the way 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 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 That's the way that the world goes 'round That's the way that the world goes 'round
Writer(s): John Prine Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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