Status Quo — The Way It Goes

Living isn't easy, feeling bright and breezy Everybody has to try Seeing and believing, never show the reason why Even when we grow up and our bodies slow up, no, no, no We think again but do we understand? That's the way it goes, oh everybody knows That you can't survive if you ain't got drive Those velvet wings can't help you fly Those velvet wings won't always help you to get by But you must carry on People try and tell you anything they want to Saying that it's only fun When they got you looking down the barrel of a gun Never if we know it are we gonna blow it, no, no, no We think again and so we understand That's the way it goes, oh everybody knows That you can't survive if you ain't got drive Those velvet wings can't help you fly Those velvet wings won't always help you to get by But you must carry on I haven't told any secrets I swore not to tell any lies Something inside me is saying That's the way it goes, that's the way it goes Those velvet wings can't help you fly Those velvet wings won't always help you to get by But you must carry on That's the way it goes, oh everybody knows That you can't survive if you ain't got drive Those velvet wings can't help you fly Those velvet wings won't always help you to get by But you must carry on Yeah, those velvet wings can't help you fly Those velvet wings won't always help you to get by But you must carry on