That's How It Goes

from True Blue by Robert Willey

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Sometimes the best thing to do is to pull up stakes and move on.

The middle section of the recording features Howard Beale’s “mad as hell” speech, which I rhythmicized using Pro Tools’ elastic audio function.

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You were once just a kid
They would watch what you did
Now you're out on your own
All you got is a phone
Just hit the road
That's how it goes

Goin' out for a walk
Best get home before dark
Don't know who you might meet
And have to beat a retreat
Just hit the road
That's how it goes

Getting ready, pack up your favorite stuff
What you can carry in one trip should be enough

Take a knock on the chin
Other times you cash in
Get called in by the boss
Sits you down says "Get lost"
Just hit the road
That's how it goes

Suck it up, tuck it in
Hide the shape that you're in
Keep on wanderin' round
'till you find the right town
Just hit the road
That's how it goes

Take the pet and your wife
It'll be a nice life
Pack the kids in the back
And tie the bags on the rack
Just hit the road
That's how it goes

They will tell you
Look on the positive side
You're so lucky
It's up to you to decide

You don't know when you will die
Until that day you must try
To find your way to the best
Be it the east or the west
Just hit the road
That's how it goes

No more fun, time to run
No more fuss, take the bus
Don't be late for your date
Drive a car, you'll go far
Jump a bike or a trike
Slip a boat cross the moat
Jungle vine could be fine
Jump a train, new terrain
Pogo stick, not that quick
Leave the lane on a plane
Rocket ship, very hip
Now's the time, the last rhyme

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from True Blue, released December 12, 2012
Wayne Veal, drums

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