...so it goes

memories past present the future
now it's nothing as it used to be
nothing is as real as it is right now
our lives are all just a fantasy
so will you open your ears and listen
to the stories as they're told
or skip to the end of the book
when the tragedy unfolds
....and so it goes

all you need is just a little more time
to see things more clearly
if you can somehow come unstuck
everything is as it appears to be
floating in and out of dreams
waking up before you know
is it real or just some kind of game
you know it doesn't really matter though
....and so it goes

well everything is what it is
the birds were born to fly
but what becomes of a man
a man who reaches only for the sky
is he stuck on the ground until the end
if it wasn't the path that he chose
well everything is what it is now
....and so it goes