The Way Things Are
Ray LaMontagne
Spendin’ all your days just chasin’ money
Fame is just a game, it's empty, honey
And that's the way things are
That's the way things are
That's the way things are
That's the way things are
Wastin’ all your days facin’ the mirror
If we close our eyes, we might see clearer
The way things are
The way things are
See things as they really are
The way they really are
You can go your own way if you want to
If you don't mind, I might go there with you
Stand or fall, we'll always have each other
Give my heart to you and no one other
And that's the way things are
That's the way things are
That's the way things are
The way they really are
You can go your own way if you want to
If you don't mind, I might go there with you
Don't go lookin’ for the answers in somebody else
Take it from someone who knows it's all within yourself
You can be free
Oh, you can be free
Lay me down beside that stream a-flowin’
Lay me down under that Moon a-glowin’
That's the way things are
The way things are
That's the way they really are
The way things are
You can go your own way if you want to
If you don't mind, I might go there with you
