a farmer on a tractor plowing in the field doing all he can to increase the yield but the more he raises the more the price goes down over at the factory working on the line you do a good job and never fall behind so your quota goes up every time you turn around it ain t nothing new it s called catch 22 chorus heads they win tails you lose it s all the same either way you choose you re damned if you don t and even if you do it s a catch 22 tell a man you love him he starts backing up tell him you don t and he s a lovesick pup you try to get together and watch it fall apart hey i ve been there too what a catch 22 oh it s a catch 22 no matter what you do it s a catch 22