That's How It Went, All Right

Listen, all you people

Listen, though it's hard

I'm gonna give you a word of advice

I ain't gonna say it twice

'Cause it's definitely not nice

Okay, okay

But all I got to say is

Stay in your own backyard

Now put your drinks on the table

While I spin you a fable

Tell her straight, my point

I once was a girl with traveling eyes

Fell outta love with a hundred guys

Once was a guy who swore he'd get her

Swore on the very day he met her

She was a guest, she was a groove

But she had to be on the move

The more she strained, the more he tried

To hold her harder, and keep her tight

Would not let her get outta sight

Watched her day and watched her night

And that's how it went, alright, alright

That's how it went, alright, alright

That's how it went, alright, alright

That's how it went, alright

She didn't wanna stick to the letter

She had eyes for anything better

Any old place where grass was greener

Any old place where the air was cleaner

She got bored and he got meaner

What's today and that and that

And that's how it went, alright, alright

That's how it went, alright, alright

That's how it went, alright, alright

That's how it went, alright

Then came a guy across the street

Head of a gang with a different beat

Then came a day when he looked over

Man, in a minute, something drove her

She had to go, she had to get

But her lover said, "No, not yet"

She tried to run, she saw the knife

He lost his head, and don't you know, she lost her life

He brought her down just like a paper kite

Whilst her dress turned red from white

And that's how it went, alright, alright

That's how it went, alright, alright

That's how it went, alright, alright

That's how it went, alright