I couldn't wait to ride my bike
One little bell and two big tires
I fell and scraped my knee and cried
I took my first love to the dance
I pulled her close and we held hands
She dumped me in front of my friends

And my dad said, "Oh
One day you'll know
That's just how it goes. "

I got my first job down at J's
He told me I deserved a raise
He let me go in 30 days
Great Grandma Gail was 83
They said she's too far gone to treat
I asked her why she had to leave

And she said, "Oh
One day you'll know
That's just how it goes. "

I'll spend forever tryna make sense of the madness
But it all just seems so cruel
I'll spend forever tryna stop it all from happening
When there's nothing I can do
Oh

One day I'll buy my kid a bike
One little fall, he'll start to cry
Look up at me and ask me "Why? "

And I'll say, "Oh
I don't know
But that's just how it goes. "