So It Goes

I wrote about the speed of sound

On the day you made it to the end

You lived through prison

You killed and weren't forgiven

But I'm grateful to have known you as my friend

Your life left me so confused

You said I'm a lot like you

(Oh, so it goes)

Can't tell the wind which way to blow

(Oh, so it goes)

Rotterdam on fire

(Oh, so it goes)

You're always sort of all alone

(Oh, so it goes)

Some other place on fire

Little sister used to ride her bicycle to work

Smugglin' machine guns underneath her skirt

And you used to hide a knife inside a bible

Cyanide in an apple in case you need a start again

In '45 at Nuremberg, horrific words and justice served

You testified to set your jailer free

I asked you why you said he was a decent guy

And I'm sure he would've done the same for me

Your life left me so confused

You said I'm a lot like you

(Oh, so it goes)

Can't tell the wind which way to blow

(Oh, so it goes)

Rotterdam on fire

(Oh, so it goes)

You're always sort of all alone

(Oh, so it goes)

Some other place on fire

You can't make peace without an enemy

You can't be forgiven without sin

We're all lookin' for a love that's gonna set us free

But first, you must forgive the man you've been

(Oh, so it goes)

Can't tell the wind which way to blow

(Oh, so it goes)

Rotterdam on fire

(Oh, so it goes)

You're always sort of all alone

(Oh, so it goes)

Some other place on fire

(Oh, so it goes)

Can't tell the wind which way to blow

(Oh, so it goes)

Rotterdam on fire

(Oh, so it goes)

You're always sort of all alone

(Oh, so it goes)

Another place on fire