one way or another you go through life you live alone you keep a wife you beat the law you leave your hometown finding out it s hard when you re all alone and brought down sisters and brothers on everything you do one way or another the choice is up to you fathers and mothers you ll see the dawn or sleep forever excepting wrong disguising fear something strong your bleeding hearts just can t go on today your fears your weakness tomorrow it s a pain i can t go on explaining all the troubles in your brains you can t begin to love until you understand the values of the trust you give or take from fellow man one way or another you go through life sisters and brothers you come to love fathers and mothers we go through time one way or another we re all the same it s just what happened lately that s causing change one way or another we re all the same the glowing ring inside your brain that makes you laugh when things are right that makes you cry in the middle of the night sisters and brothers your life goes on one way or another right or wrong