Everybody knows that the dice are loaded   Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed   Everybody knows that the war is over   Everybody knows the good guys lost   Everybody knows the fight was fixed   The poor stay poor, the rich get rich   That's how it goes   Everybody knows   Everybody knows that the boat is leaking   Everybody knows that the captain lied   Everybody got this broken feeling   Like their father or their dog just died     Everybody talking to their pockets   Everybody wants a box of chocolates   And a long stem rose   Everybody knows     Everybody knows that you love me baby   Everybody knows that you really do   Everybody knows that you've been faithful   Ah give or take a night or two   Everybody knows you've been discreet   But there were so many people you just had to meet   Without your clothes   And everybody knows     Everybody knows, everybody knows   That's how it goes   Everybody knows     Everybody knows, everybody knows   That's how it goes   Everybody knows     And everybody knows that it's now or never   Everybody knows that it's me or you   And everybody knows that you live forever   Ah when you've done a line or two   Everybody knows the deal is rotten   Old Black Joe's still pickin' cotton   For your ribbons and bows   And everybody knows     And everybody knows that the Plague is coming   Everybody knows that it's moving fast   Everybody knows that the naked man and woman   Are just a shining artifact of the past   Everybody knows the scene is dead   But there's gonna be a meter on your bed   That will disclose   What everybody knows     And everybody knows that you're in trouble   Everybody knows what you've been through   From the bloody cross on top of Calvary   To the beach of Malibu   Everybody knows it's coming apart   Take one last look at this Sacred Heart   Before it blows   And everybody knows     Everybody knows, everybody knows   That's how it goes   Everybody knows     Oh everybody knows, everybody knows   That's how it goes   Everybody knows     Everybody knows