
Things Just Get Away From You
we had missed the turning point
our angles all out of joint
roads all turning inward
though we wanted to get out
but there's no stream that doesn't bend
like there's no road that doesn't end
i'll tell you
things just get away from you
​
well we thought we could choose
to eat our cake and have it too
but the world will shake you off
like so much dust from her shoes
but be not troubled by regret
the worst hasn't happened yet ​
i'll tell you
things just get away from you
​
toss a coin
for everyone that was lost
and we'd have funds enough
to buy ourselves some time
tie a knot
for every promise that was broke
and we'd have rope enough
to climb out of this life
​
well it's a story that you've heard
though the lesson goes unlearned
you can know the ending
but still think you won't arrive
just how in spite of this song
you will forget me when i'm gone
i'll tell you
things just get away from you