[Verse 1]
Everybody knows the dice are loaded
Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed
Everybody knows the war is over
Everybody knows the good guys lost
Everybody knows the fight was fixed
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 got this broken feeling
Like their father or their dog had just died
Everybody talking to their pockets
Everybody wants a box o’ chocolates
And a long stem rose
Everybody knows

[Chorus]
Everybody knows
Everybody knows
That's how things go
Everybody knows
Everybody knows
Everybody knows
That's how it goes
Everybody knows

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

[Verse 4]
Eeverybody knows that you're in trouble
Everybody knows what you've been through
From the bloody top of Calvary
To the beach of Malibu
Everybody knows it is coming apart
Take one last look at this Sacred Heart
Before it blows
And everybody knows

[Chorus]
Everybody knows
Everybody knows
That's how it goes
Everybody knows
Everybody knows
Everybody knows
That's where it goes
Everybody knows