She grew up and turned out Nothing like she had ever expected When she reflects She thinks about her Barbies and dresses 29 Doing time on the edge of her bed Laughing to herself About the big tattoo on her forehead She was innocent But she was close to the edge One more step and she Probably woulda been dead It's ironic how she got here But she's glad to be alive She says to herself How does this happen? How does this happen? How does this happen? How do we know? Lying in his deathbed He looks around in disbelief He made it to 100 But this is strange don't ya think? The people around him He's only known for 30 years He takes one of his last breaths And he says life was weird Where's the first wife? The childhood best friend? When he was 20 He used to imagine the end The people, the faces Of the people he knew back then But oh well Life was so good He says How does this happen? How does this happen? How does this happen? How do we know? How does this happen? How does this happen? How does this happen? How do we know? Yeah Play music Turn it up loud After so many years Hearing lost and found To have been He's learned to sign But he wants to cry Without the music in his head He said he coulda survived He writes albums a day That will never be heard Not even by him Isn't that a shame He knows it's life And wonders past He still has his pass And now he doesn't have to listen To anyone To anyone How do we know? How does this happen? How does this happen? How does this happen? How do we know? Know I'll wait for you In the dark Where no one else can find us I'll be watching I'll be waiting here for you