this is how it goes you ll get angry at yourself and think you can think of something else and i ll hear the clanging of the bells cause i can t stop you baby cause i don t have the bribery in place no bright shiny surface to my face so i won t go near the market place with what i m selling lately cause this is how it goes cause it s all about drugs it s all about shame and whatever they want don t tell em your name this is how it goes one more failure to connect with so many how could i object and you what on earth did you expect well i can t tell you baby when this is how it goes cause it s all about drugs it s all about shame and whatever they want don t tell em your name so i ll try to hold on while you try to let go you won t tell me it s gone but baby i ll know baby i ll know baby i ll know