I was feelin' important, feelin' in control
Felt like everywhere I went, folks say "There he goes."
I was beaming like a noon day sun, my ducks all in a row
When suddenly all in a flash, I saw it was not so

It ain't goin' my way, ain't goin' my way
There's no denying things ain't flying my way
It ain't goin' my way, ain't goin' my way
There's no denying things ain't flying my way

I use to walk around a lot, feeling pretty small
People said you're not so bad, so I stood up tall
And my inner Napolean said you can have it all
I hit a curb and strained a nerve and headed for a fall

Ain't goin' my way, it ain't goin' my way
There's no denying things ain't flying my way
It ain't goin' my way, ain't goin' my way
There's no denying things ain't flying my way

Well how I am a lonely mole back in the underground
Dig bigger hills of little hills 'cause I'm so tightly wound
Really am I all that bad taking pennies for the pound
'Cause even from the margins Lord, there comes a holy sound

It ain't goin' my way, ain't goin' my way
There's no denying things ain't flying my way
It ain't goin' my way, ain't goin' my way
There's no denying things ain't flying my way
There's no denying things ain't flying my way
There's no denying things ain't flying my way