The Way It Goes

I was on the road running fast
Trying to get away from an awful hag
That broke my heart and left me with a smile

And I wasn't going to stop not for dinner or gas
Yes sir I mean I was really hauling ass
And I didn't plan to slow down for a thousand miles

Thats the way it goes
Thats the way it goes
Or at least thats what
I've been told
Sad times turn to glad times
Things they never last
Nothing is forever
You cant change yesterday
And I cant say that I'd want to anyway

In about 50 miles I slammed on the breaks
I had to stop and do me a double take
For a pretty blue eyed blonde on the side of the road

I checked my breath, cleaned off the seat
She looked at me my heart skipped a beat
And I was grinning like a Georgia muddy toad

"Going my way?" was what she asked
And I knew I was up to the task
So I said "Now I am" as she climbed inside

She told me she was on the run
And I said "Guess what? So am I, hun
And her face lit up like a trailer park at Christmas time

That's the way it goes
That's the way it goes
Or at least that's what
I've been told
Sad times turn to glad times
Things they never last
Nothing is forever
You can't change yesterday
And I can't say that I'd want to anyway

Well, that was six months ago last week
I tell you, she's snapped my heart's losing streak
And she says she's as happy as a clam

And I'll tell you brother, the gospel truth
Love at first sight? Hell, I'm living proof
And if anyone asks you "Going my way?" say Now I am

That's the way it goes
That's the way it goes
Or at least that's what
I've been told
Sad times turn to glad times
Things they never last
Nothing is forever
You cant change yesterday
And I can't say that I'd want to anyway

That's the way it goes
That's the way it goes
Or at least that's what
I've been told
Sad times turn to glad times
Things they never last
Nothing is forever
You cant change yesterday
And I can't say that I'd want to anyway