"The Way It Goes" genre: Acoustic
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	This song has an upbeat feel and some nice guitar work/vocal harmonies. The message is serious, the music is playful.
	MP3.com CD: Lines On The Wall - buy it! CD: Lines On The Wall   Label: Independent Credits: Todd Evans: Vocals, Guitar, Engineer, Producer; Adolfo Lazo: Drums; William Maxwell: Bass
	Story Behind the Song The Way It Goes began as a guitar rhythm that I wrote while working at The Plant, a recording studio in Sausalito, CA. The riff features some snappy pull-offs and stuck in my head for weeks so I knew it was plenty catchy. The first verse came to me pretty much all at once. I hit a mental block at that point as I tried to figure out what the song was about and where to take it from there. After I hammered out the chorus I knew what the song was trying to say but it took me a couple of years to finish the lyric as I tried to decide what else to take for granted. I like that contradiction between the upbeat sound and the rather dark tone of the lyric, it's something I learned listening to Morrisey and The Smiths. Lyrics She lifts his jacket from the floor He left it lying there once more Then he said, "Goodnight, turn out the light, Be sure you lock the door." It makes her wonder if she should Just walk out that door for good Leave him all alone, she's always known He never understood You lose the things you take for granted That's the way it goes Every day for thirty years He gave his blood, his sweat, his tears To a company that felt that he Was just one of the gears When he left no one could do All the things that he used to Had to compromise, and realize What he already knew You lose the things you take for granted That's the way it goes He was a rising star in school A handsome face, a playful fool Didn't need to try no reason why He loved to play it cool Many years of self neglect His perfect body now a wreck To himself he lies, with empty cries "I still have self respect" You lose the things you take for granted That's the way it goes

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