[Verse 1]
Everybody knows that the dice are loaded
Everybody knows with their fingers crossed
Everybody knows the war is over
Everybody knows the good guys lost
Everybody knows the fight was fixed
The poor stay poor and the rich get rich
That's how it goes
Everybody knows

[Verse 2]
Everybody knows the boat is leaking
Everybody knows the captain lied
Everybody has this broken feeling
Like their daddy or their dog just died
Everybody's talking to their pockets
Everybody wants a box of chocolates
And a long-stem rose
Everybody knows

[Chorus]
'Cause everybody knows
Everybody knows
That's how it goes
Everybody knows
'Cause everybody knows
Everybody knows
That's how it goes
Everybody knows

[Verse 3]
Everybody knows that it's now or never
Everybody knows that it's me or you
Everybody knows that you live forever
When you've done a line or two
Everybody knows that the deal is rotten
Old Black Joe's still pickin' cotton
For your ribbons and your bows
Everybody knows

[Verse 4]
'Cause everybody knows that you're in trouble
Everybody knows what you've been through
From the bleeding cross of Calgary
To the beach in Malibu
Everybody knows you're coming apart
Take one last look at the sacred heart
Before it blows
Everybody knows

[Chorus]
'Cause everybody knows
Everybody knows
That's how it goes
Everybody knows
'Cause everybody knows
Everybody knows
That's how it goes
Everybody knows

[Outro]
Everybody knows
Everybody knows
That's how it goes
Everybody knows