"HOW IT GOES" lyrics

I couldn't wait to ride my bike
One little bell and two big tires
I fell and scraped my knee and cried

I took my first love to the dance
I pulled her close and we held hands
She dumped me in front of my friends

And my dad said, "Oh
One day you'll know
That's just how it goes."

I got my first job down at J's
He told me I deserved a raise
He let me go in 30 days

Great Grandma Gail was 83
They said she's too far gone to treat
I asked her why she had to leave

And she said, "Oh
One day you'll know
That's just how it goes."

I'll spend forever tryna make sense of the madness
But it all just seems so cruel
I'll spend forever tryna stop it all from happening
When there's nothing I can do
Oh

One day I'll buy my kid a bike
One little fall, he'll start to cry
Look up at me and ask me "Why?"

And I'll say, "Oh
I don't know
But that's just how it goes."