There's a man talking on the radio   What he's saying, I don't really know   Seems he's lost some stocks and shares   Stops and stares, he's afraid I know   That's the way it goes      There's a man talking of the Promised Land   He'll acquire it with some krugerand   Subdivide and deal it out   Feel his clout, he can stoop so low   And that's the way it goes      There's an actor who hopes to fit the bill   Sees a shining city on a hill   Step up close and see he's blind   Wined and dined, all he has is pose   And that's the way it goes      There's a fire that burns away the lies   Manifesting in the spiritual eye   Though you won't understand the way I feel   You conceal, all there is to know   And that's the way it goes      That's the way it goes   That's the way it goes   That's the way it goes   That's the way it goes   That's the way it goes