I was laying in my hotel room, staring at the clock
Was it time for me to leave this bed, yeah was my hour up?
Yeah I thought about the money and the way I spend my time
And the girl whose lying next to me, and what I did, and why
I stumbled out of revelry, looked over to my right
Whoever was beside me had vanished out of site
I laid there in those dirty sheets, a smile across my face
I wouldn't take back anything now that I got a taste
And it's all gonna happen again
But you can't tell me how and when
It's all gonna happen again
But you can't tell me how and when
I was standing on the sidewalk
With my back against the wall
I felt like I was sinking
Sliding down onto the floor
And I could feel my body shaking
But not against the cold
I could see my vision blurring
I could hear someone approach
So this policeman beside me
He looked into my eye
He said, "˜boy have you lost something?'
And I answered with a lie
I stood there looking back at him
A smile across my face
Though I wouldn't take back anything
Now that I've got a taste
And it's all gonna happen again
But you can't tell me how and when
It's all gonna happen again
But you can't tell me how and when
It's the way I see things
I really never wanna let go
And the way I feel is
Measured by the things that I do
And it's all gonna happen again
But you can't tell me how and when
It's all gonna happen again
But you can't tell me how and when
And it's all gonna happen again
But you can't tell me how and when
It's all gonna happen again
But you can't tell me how and when.