Lyric Way Of The World

Written by Susan Cowsill & Vicki Peterson
Main Voice: VICKI & SUSAN
Produced by Continental Drifters & Mike Mayeux
Released on Vermilion (1999)

There s a mean wind blowin this way
Everyone thinks it s okay
The common law is lowest of all
So why do we laugh when we watch someone else take a fall.

It s the way of the world
Say a prayer and it all comes true
Cross your heart, hold your breath, touch the wall
You might make it through
Oh Lord, please let the landing gears come down
It s a cry in the dark
And you know you don t make a sound
It s the way of the world.

Like a good soldier marking my time
I got my reward, it was mine
Cut off my hair and burned down my home
Sold my voice to the devil
And all I got left was alone.

It s the way of the world
Say a prayer and it all comes true
Cross your heart, hold your breath, touch the wall
You might make it through
Oh Lord, please let the landing gears come down
It s a cry in the dark
And you know you don t make a sound
It s the way of the world
It s the way of the world.

What were you expecting
What were you expecting
What were you expecting
What did you have planned.

I know a woman, she s so very small
Has nothing to say so she speaks for us all
Looking for love and karmic relief
An act of contrition heals everything
That s her belief.

It s the way of the world
Say a prayer and it all comes true
Cross your heart, hold your breath, touch the wall
You might make it through
Oh Lord, please let the landing gears come down
It s a cry in the dark
And you know you don t make a sound
It s the way of the world
It s the way of the world.

What were you expecting
(It s the way of the world I ll say a prayer for you)
What were you expecting
(It s the way of the world and it ll all come true)
What were you expecting
(It s the way of the world)
It s not what you had planned.