Joe Rathburn

Lyrics

THE WAY OF THE WORLD
words & music by Joe Rathburn

Life’s like this:
You’re born, you die
In between you laugh, you cry
You can do more laughing if you try
That’s the way of the world

Some are rich
Some are poor
Some have enough, and still want more
Some find all they need at a Wall Mart store
That’s the way of the world

The way of the world (the way of the world)
The way of the world Lord, Lord yes
That’s the way it is today
That’s the way of the world

Some folks do the things they should
Some have just misunderstood
Some are up to no damn good
That’s the way of the world

Most folks find their way all right
Some folks lose it late at night
Some folk’s heads aren’t screwed on tight
That’s the way of the world

The way of the world (the way of the world)
The way of the world Lord, Lord yes
That’s the way it is today
That’s the way of the world

What would you do
if you could work the levers
What would you do
if you could push those buttons
It might surprise you that you are a lever
You are a button, you are, you are,
you are, you are, you are

steel pan solo

One thing one can truly say
No matter what one does today
World keeps turnin’ anyway
That’s the way of the world

But, all you say, and think, and do
Every day, your whole life through
Shapes the world around you too
That’s the way of the world

The way of the world (the way of the world)
The way of the world Lord, Lord yes
That’s the way it is today
We are the way of the world

The way of the world (the way of the world)
The way of the world Lord, Lord yes
We're the way it is today
We are the way of the world