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The Way Things Go

from The Elmsley Count by Adam Fromm

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He hides behind his Ray Bans like he's trying to keep his cool
But all the while he's feeling like he never got past school
"Cause she's away of all the stares while lounging by the pool
She lifts a hand to wave, he lifts a hand to wipe the drool

He fishes through his pockets, finds the nerve to say hello
She flashes alabaster teeth, and it's on with the show
She moves to slip the strap back on her shoulder, lets it go
He's thinking there are things that man was never meant to know

Chorus:
And that's the way things go around here
In case your visit didn't make that perfectly clear
God knows we need a change, but God's too scared to interfere
'Cause that's the way things go
That's the way things always go around here

He finds a chair to lounge in like he's bound to strike it rich
She like a piano, orchestrating every twitch
He's scratching at his ankles; he can't seem to find the itch
She knows he's gonna cave like the Tacoma Narrows Bridge

She leans a little closer while he readjusts his jaw
He says something about her eyes; she knows her eyes aren't what he saw
He says, "I think you might be way too young." She laughs, "Pshaw
Too young for good decorum, but I'm well within the law"

(Chorus)

Now they're heading for his Jaguar like two vultures on the breeze
Her hands tugging at his elbow, his hands fumbling for the keys
He never sees the flying kick that drops him to his knees
His distant shrinking license plate's the only thing he sees

(Chorus)

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from The Elmsley Count, released November 22, 2011

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Adam Fromm Worcester, Massachusetts

New England transplant from Illinois via upstate New York, and a singer/songwriter who finally decided that the walls of his living room weren't a big enough audience. He is one-half of the folk band Murder Ballads, specifically the half with more facial hair. ... more

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