Time to be what you want to beAnd all the time in betweenWhen loneliness calls to youThoughts turn back to meBut you go on searching for that magic feelingAnd hope that it soon comes throughYou believe what you want to believeWhat your mind tells you is trueAnd you know it's not the way it isBaby, not the way it isIt's just the way it goesAnd your heart is at the wheelBaby, knows when to stealBut never when to let goAnd you knowIt's just the way it goesYes, you knowIt's just the way it goesIt's just the way it goesIt's just the way it goesIt gets hotter as the nights get longerSo you spend them with someone strangeFor protectionBut you knowThat it's never quite the sameIt always happens this wayWhen your heart is at the wheelAnd the harder you say stopThe harder she turns it on youYeahYeaha little iron in the soulNowhere to let goDon't you knowGet a little iron in the soulNowhere to let goOhIt's just not the wayWell, it's just the way it goesNot the way, well it's just the way it goesNot the way, well it's just the way it goesYes it's not the way, well it's just the way it goesNot the way, well it's just the way it goes