Written by susan cowsill & vicki peterson
Main voice: vicki & susan
Produced by continental drifters & mike mayeux
Released on vermilion (1999)

Theres a mean wind blowin this way
Everyone thinks its okay
The common law is lowest of all
So why do we laugh when we watch someone else take a fall.

Its the way of the world
Say a prayer and it all comes true
Cross your heart, hold your breath, touch the wall
You might make it through
Oh lord, please let the landing gears come down
Its a cry in the dark
And you know you dont make a sound
Its the way of the world.

Like a good soldier marking my time
I got my reward, it was mine
Cut off my hair and burned down my home
Sold my voice to the devil
And all I got left was alone.

Its the way of the world
Say a prayer and it all comes true
Cross your heart, hold your breath, touch the wall
You might make it through
Oh lord, please let the landing gears come down
Its a cry in the dark
And you know you dont make a sound
Its the way of the world
Its the way of the world.

What were you expecting
What were you expecting
What were you expecting
What did you have planned.

I know a woman, shes so very small
Has nothing to say so she speaks for us all
Looking for love and karmic relief
An act of contrition heals everything
Thats her belief.

Its the way of the world
Say a prayer and it all comes true
Cross your heart, hold your breath, touch the wall
You might make it through
Oh lord, please let the landing gears come down
Its a cry in the dark
And you know you dont make a sound
Its the way of the world
Its the way of the world.

What were you expecting
(its the way of the world Ill say a prayer for you)
What were you expecting
(its the way of the world and itll all come true)
What were you expecting
(its the way of the world)
Its not what you had planned.