That's the way it goes You're going to have to See it through eventually Listen, I propose that Everybody show Some sort of sympathy 'Cause all the highs and lows Are really wearing out Its elasticity There's no bouncing back No recovery Put it out of Its misery If you take my devotion And figure it as something You're due to accrue It's only emotion Winding up the motion We are going through And don't it break your heart To watch its little quiver On the avenue 'Til it's crawling back On its only knee Put it out of Its misery Misery I can hear mercy, mercy me Letting this go on and on and on Endlessly That's the way it goes Everybody knows we're through So you see Your i-told-you-sos Weren't any help And now they're boring me Listen I propose That we might indulge A little luxury But there's no going back And it falls on me That it is murder 'Cause I know, baby, only you Can put me out of my Misery Misery Misery Misery