Well, he says that He says he knows well He should say He should say that he knew 'Cause now I see it different You could say that I've changed since You'd think that he would too 'Cause I knew him before He became a crashing bore So I nod polite 'Cause I know he's there inside Smile dull and satisfied Frozen on his face But look a little closer and his eyes are glazed Telling everyone he's no one's fool But there he is sitting on the same barstool Well, he told me something that I didn't know Oh, but now that was some years ago Telling everyone he's no one's fool But there he is sitting on the same barstool You can curse it but it ain't so underhanded Ain't no god up up above who could have planned it And no devil below could have damned it And no one on this earth can understand it For what it's worth You don't always get what you deserve Bit it's actually kinda funny 'Cause sometimes I swear that you can see it coming You don't always get what you wish for But sometimes you get what you walk towards And that's how you can see it coming