Everybody knows that the dice are loaded
Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed
Everybody knows that the war is over
Everybody knows the good guys lost …
Thats how it goes
Everybody knowsEverybody knows that the boat is leaking
Everybody knows that the captain lied
Everybody got this broken feeling
Like their father or their dog just diedEverybody talking to their pockets
Everybody wants a box of chocolates
And a long stem rose
Everybody knows
From Leonard Cohen’s "Everybody Knows." Merry Christmas.
(Photo: Brooks Kraft/Corbis for Time.)
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