Punchline - How Does This Happen? lyrics

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's innocent, but she was close to the edge One more step, and she probably would have 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? Laying in his d**hbed, he looks around in disbelief He made it to a hundred, but this is strange, Don't you think? The people around him, He's only known for thirty years He takes one of his last breaths and accepts life is weird Where's the first wife and childhood best friend? When he was twenty, he used to imagine the end Full of faces from 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? (I'll wait for you) How does this happen? (In the dark, where no one else can find us) How does this happen? How do we know? He used to play music, and turn it up loud After so many years, Hearing loss was bound to happen He's learning to sign, but he wants to cry Without the music in his head, he says he couldn't survive 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 part of his path He still has his past, And now he doesn't have to listen to anyone... anyone How do we knooow? How does this happen? How does this happen? How does this happen? How do we know? Know-oh-oh I'll wait for you In the dark, where no one else can find us I'll be watchin' I'll be waitin' here for you...