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Al Stewart - How Does It Happen

Oh, kid you're in a terrible state
You better pick yourself up before it gets too late
You're into phyiscal fitness and emotional fatness
You think you're an actress, you act like a mattress
How does it happen?
How does it happen?
How do things get to be that way?
How does it happen?
How does it happen?
I feel like a wheel on a train that's runnin' away
Runnin' away, runnin' away
Runnin' away, runnin' away

Oh, kid it can be bad out there
When the trash comes at you from everywhere
An original thought can be such a rush
Why do they feed you on a diet of man-made mush?
How does it happen?
How does it happen?
How does it get to be that way?
How does it happen?
How does it happen?
I feel like a wheel on a train runnin' away
Runnin' away, runnin' away
Runnin' away, runnin' away
I feel like a wheel on a train that's runnin' away

Oh, kid there's no quick solution
And there's no one there to grant you absolution
When your friends belong in an institution
There's a spanner in the works of evolution
How does it happen?
How does it happen?
How does it get to be that way?
How does it happen?
How does it happen?
I feel like a wheel on a train that's runnin' away...
Runnin' away, runnin' away
Runnin' away, runnin' away
Runnin' away
I feel like a wheel on a train that's runnin' away
Runnin' away, runnin' away
Al Stewart - How Does It Happen      Oh, kid you're in a terrible state   You better pick yourself up before it gets too late   You're into phyiscal fitness and emotional fatness   You think you're an actress, you act like a mattress   How does it happen?   How does it happen?   How do things get to be that way?   How does it happen?   How does it happen?   I feel like a wheel on a train that's runnin' away   Runnin' away, runnin' away   Runnin' away, runnin' away      Oh, kid it can be bad out there   When the trash comes at you from everywhere   An original thought can be such a rush   Why do they feed you on a diet of man-made mush?   How does it happen?   How does it happen?   How does it get to be that way?   How does it happen?   How does it happen?   I feel like a wheel on a train runnin' away   Runnin' away, runnin' away   Runnin' away, runnin' away   I feel like a wheel on a train that's runnin' away      Oh, kid there's no quick solution   And there's no one there to grant you absolution   When your friends belong in an institution   There's a spanner in the works of evolution   How does it happen?   How does it happen?   How does it get to be that way?   How does it happen?   How does it happen?   I feel like a wheel on a train that's runnin' away...   Runnin' away, runnin' away   Runnin' away, runnin' away   Runnin' away   I feel like a wheel on a train that's runnin' away   Runnin' away, runnin' away