The Way the Story Goes

© 1992, 2016 Jeffrey Robert Adams
℗ 2016 Bucketstomp Productions
All Rights Reserved
When he was a boy
He used to sit in the classroom
Used to wonder what it would be like
To go outside and play
Yeah —
Mama always told him
«Boy, you gotta think twice —
Gotta work harder and sacrifice
Your desires.»
Yeah —
But then he was a young man
Went out into the world
It’s never what he expected
Isn’t that the way the story goes?
Yeah —
Teachers always told him
«Boy, you gotta study hard —
Gotta learn the trivia
To help you along your way.»
Yeah —
When he grew up and he
Got a steady job, well
The lesson that he learned
Is that it really doesn’t matter
Anyway
Yeah —
Then he started to question
All the things he was told
Put in such a position
Isn’t that the way the story goes?
Isn’t that the way the story goes?
(instrumental)
As he grew older
And thought about his life —
People always offering to
Give a little piece of advice
When he was a boy
He used to sit in the classroom
Used to wonder what it would be like
To go outside and play
Yeah —
Then he was an old man
While once he was a boy
It’s never what he expected
Isn’t that the way the story goes?
Yeah —
Isn’t that the way the story goes?
Yeah —
Isn’t that the way the story goes?
Yeah —