Becky Johnson bought the farm
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Put a needle in her arm
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That's the way that it goes
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That's the way
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And her brother laid her down
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In the cold Kentucky ground
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That's the way that it goes
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That's the way
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That's the way that it goes
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Everybody's buying little baby clothes
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That's the way that it ends
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Though there was a time when she and I were friends
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Well, Miranda ran away
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Took her cat and left LA
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That's the way that it goes
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That's the way
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She was busted, broke and flat
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Had to sell that pussy cat
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That's the way that it goes
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That's the way
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That's the way that it goes
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Everybody's buying little baby clothes
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That's the way that it ends
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Though there was a time when he and I were friends
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See the brightest ones of all
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Early in October fall
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That's the way that it goes
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That's the way
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While the dark ones go to bed
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With good whiskey in their head
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That's the way that it goes
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That's the way
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Now Billy Joe's back in the tank
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You tell Russo, I'll tell Frank
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That's the way that it goes
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That's the way
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Did he throw her down a well?
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Did she leave him for that swell?
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That's the way that it goes
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That's the way
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That's the way that it goes
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Everybody's buying little baby clothes
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That's the way that it ends
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Though there was a time when all of us were friends
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When you lay me down to rest
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Leave a pistol in my vest
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That's the way that it goes
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That's the way
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Do you miss my gentle touch?
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Did I hurt you very much?
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That's the way that it goes
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That's the way
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That's the way that it goes
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Everybody's buying little baby clothes
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That's the way that it ends
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Though there was a time when you and I were friends
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The Way It Goes
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| Gillian Welch |
