(darryl worley/sanders)

the way things are goin´ in my life
i´m headed for disaster
livin´ fast and faster
a rebel on a roller coaster ride
that´s the way things are goin´ in my life

the very folks that mean the most to me
they´re as distant as the sunset
i need ´em every one yet
i hurt ´em till they just can´t hardly be
the very folks that mean the most to me

it would be easy to abandon
a man who´s so demandin´
but somehow she´s still standin´ here with me
if i could conjure up a miracle
find comfort in the spiritual
i guess i´d pray for some serenity...but that ain´t me

and the way things are goin´ in my life
i guess it won´t be long now
oh before she´s gone now
she might say goodbye just to prove me right
that´s the way things are goin´ in my life

it would be easy to abandon
a man who´s so demandin´
but somehow she´s still standin´ here with me
if i could conjure up a miracle
find comfort in the spiritual
i guess i´d pray for some serenity

i guess it won´t be long now
oh before she´s gone now
she might say goodbye just to prove me right
that´s the way things are goin´ in my life
yeah, that´s the way things are goin´ in my life