Why Does It Go On - Rod Stewart

You know it ain’t right to beat a man when he’s down

Know it ain’t right to eat when the hunger’s around

It keeps on worryin' me, as all around I see

And still it goes on

Why does it go on?

Why does it go on?

You know it ain’t right to take another man’s life

You know it ain’t right to take another man’s wife

Keeps gettin' through to me, as everywhere I see

Why does it go on?

Why does it go on?

Why does it go on?

They don’t want love today

It’s headin' all the way

They’ll burn your book and pencil boy

Throw your mind away

A man don’t steal, but has to work for his pay

(let me tell you one thing)

A poker man deals from the top when he plays

But all good things we take

We don’t build, we just break

Why does it go on?

Why does it go on?

Why does it go on?

They don’t want love today

It’s headin' all the way

They’ll burn your book and pencil boy

Throw your mind away

A man don’t steal, but has to work for his pay

(let me tell you one thing)

A poker man deals from the top when he plays

But all good things we take

We don’t build, we just break

Why does it go on?

Why does it go on?

Why does it go on?

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