Everybody knows
that the dice are loaded
Everybody rolls
with their fingers crossed
Everybody knows
the war is over
Everybody knows
the good guys lost
Everybody knows
the fight was fixed
The poor stay poor,
the rich get rich
That’s how it goes
Everybody knows
Everybody knows
that the boat is leaking
Everybody knows
that the captain lied
Everybody got
this broken feeling
Like their father
or their dog just died
Everybody talking
to their pockets
Everybody wants
a box of chocolates
And a long-stem rose
Everybody knows
Everybody knows
that you love me baby
Everybody knows
that you really do
Everybody knows
that you’ve been faithful
Oh, give or take a night or two
Everybody knows
you’ve been discreet
But there were so many people
you just had to meet
Without your clothes
Everybody knows
Everybody knows, everybody knows
That’s how it goes
Everybody knows
Everybody knows, everybody knows
That’s how it goes
Everybody knows
And everybody knows
that it’s now or never
Everybody knows
that it’s me or you
And everybody knows
that you live forever
When you’ve done a line or two
Everybody knows
the deal is rotten
Old Black Joe’s
still picking cotton
For your ribbons and bows
And everybody knows
And everybody knows
that the Plague is coming
Everybody knows
that it’s moving fast
Everybody knows
that the naked man and woman
Are just a shining artifact
of the past
Everybody knows
the scene is dead
But there’s gonna be
a meter on your bed
That will disclose
What everybody knows
And everybody knows
that you’re in trouble
Everybody knows
what you’ve been through
From the bloody cross
on top of Calvary
To the beach of Malibu
Everybody knows
it’s coming apart
Take one last look
at this Sacred Heart
Before it blows
Everybody knows
