And so It Goes - Six Appeal

In every heart there is a room A sanctuary safe and strong To heal the wounds from lovers past Until a new one comes along I spoke to you in cautious tones You answered me with no pretense And still I feel I said too much My silence is my self defense And every time I've held a rose It seems I only felt the thorns And so it goes, and so it goes And so will you, soon, I suppose But if my silence made you leave Then that would be my worst mistake So I will share this room with you And you can have this heart to break And this is why my eyes are closed It's just as well for all I've seen And so it goes, and so it goes And you're the only one who knows So I would choose to be with you That's if the choice were mine to make But you can make decisions too And you can have this heart to break And so it goes, and so it goes And you're the only one who knows

Yeah Yeah, yeah Um Yeah Well You could have the world in the palm of your hand You still might drop it And everybody wanna reach inside your pockets I tell 'em red light, stop it Shit, that give me more headaches than alcoholics There was nothin' in my wallet, just a lot of dreaming I built a crib on top of the Promised Land, we'll call it even Hm, I bring more flavor than all the seasons Winter, spring, summer, fall, the grass is always greener 'til I cut it all Please leave me to my studies, I give you no applause My hands been counting money, and it's hard to be the boss But somebody gotta do it (It gets so exhausting) Often with the bullshit, but, baby, I been through it Enough for the both of us So come over later and we won't let no one close to us We could be posted up Yeah Okay, well, you could have the world in the palm of your hand You still might drop it And everybody wanna reach inside your pockets So it goes It's like, in every conversation, we the topic This narcissism, more like narcotics So it goes Well, everybody gather 'round I'm still standin', sit down Woah-oh And I know been out (And I know I been out) But now I'm back in town (But now I'm back in town), so I Show you the ropes So it goes, so it goes, so it goes La-da-da-da, la-da-da La-da-da-da, da-da-da So it goes (So it goes) La-da-da-da, la-da-da La-da-da-da, da-da-da So it goes Well, this is a special delivery Coming to you live with the Endless artillery, always down to ride My eyes on the enterprise Nine lives, never die, fuck a heaven, I'm still getting high Never mind, did I mention I'm fine 'Cause her pussy gettin' wetter when the weather dry Clementine, peelin' off and everyone get left behind I'm only 5'7", 'cept I'm feelin' like I'm 7'5" Damn it, cross planets, interstellar Never land, not a Jackson, packed with action So what's happenin', my man? No relaxin', kickin' back, this ain't exactly in the plan I can't get no satisfaction, goddamn They sayin' I been gone too long I could just tell 'em fuck you, but that come on too strong My god, it go on and on Just like a circle, I go back where I'm from Well, everybody gather around I'm still standing, sit down Woah-oh And I know been out (And I know I been out) But now I'm back in town (But now I'm back in town), so I Show you the ropes So it goes, so it goes, so it goes La-da-da-da, la-da-da La-da-da-da, da-da-da So it goes (So it goes) La-da-da-da, la-da-da La-da-da-da, da-da-da So it goes

I crowned the same old passing of time Gave the golden sceptre though it was never really mine He made the days all pass me by In such idyllic swiftness, he didn't even try And so it goes, the stillness covers my ears Tenderly, until all sound disappears Now it shows, while wind is swinging the trees Vigorously Well, it has stopped to move me I praised the same old spending of time Slept on the whitest beaches in the calmest of nights They held me chained and captive so I Could never join the sea in its ever changing tides If I'm to let it in It might just stay forever If I'm to welcome him We might just stay together The crown remains, it's always been mine I ought to wear it better, I ought to know it now And so it goes, the stillness covers my ears Tenderly, until all sound disappears Now it shows, while wind is swinging the trees Vigorously Well, it has stopped to move me

If I was a seagull, high and aloof I'd sail to your house and perch on your roof But I ain't a seagull, you know my name And the winds blow fortune, winds blow pain And so it goes, nobody knows How to get to the sky How to get to the sky If I was a puppy dog in the early dawn I'd make it to your house, sleep on your lawn But I ain't a puppy dog, you know my name And the winds blowin' fortune, the winds blow pain And so it goes, nobody knows How to get to the sky How to get to the sky How to get to the sky How to get to the sky

Somebody told me there'd be trouble at home 'Cause we never talk a lot when we spend time alone So how are we supposed to know know when somethin' is wrong Well, we've got a way to communicate it keeps a happy home And no one does it like me and no one but you Has that kind of whip appeal on me Keep on whippin' on me work it on me Whip all your sweet sweet lovin' on me When we go to work how the day seems so long The only thing I think about can't wait 'til we get home 'Cause we got a way of talking and it's better than words It's the strangest kind of relationship oh, but with us it always works And no one does it like me and no one but you Has that kind of whip appeal on me Whatever you want (Whatever you want babe) It's alright with me (It's alright with me) 'Cause you've got that whip appeal so work it on me It's better than love sweet as can be You've got that whip appeal so whip it on me babe Whatever you want (Whatever you want babe) It's alright with me (It's alright with me) 'Cause you've got that whip appeal so work it on me It's better than love sweet as can be You've got that whip appeal so whip it on me babe Whatever you want (Whatever you want babe) It's alright with me (It's alright with me) 'Cause you've got that whip appeal so work it on me It's better than love sweet as can be You've got that whip appeal so whip it on me babe Whatever you want (Whatever you want babe) It's alright with me (It's alright with me) 'Cause you've got that whip appeal so work it on me It's better than love sweet as can be You've got that whip appeal so whip it on me babe Keep on whippin' on me work it on me Whip all your sweet sweet lovin' me on me Keep on whippin' on me, work it on me Whip all your sweet sweet lovin' on me