It comes and it goes 

To an old familiar beat 

And these old shoes I used to wear 

Are starting to hurt my feet 

I'm gonna leave at midnight 

And I won't wear no shoes 

Maybe I'll go to New Orleans 

What have I got to lose



You stand up 

You fall down 

They change the rules around 

It comes and it goes

It comes and it goes

It comes and it goes



Well I'll play piano 

I think I'll play it by ear 

And everyone in New Orleans 

Will love what they hear 

They'll call me Tyler 

Just because I like that name 

Well, you can call me what you like 

But you can't call me down again



Don't worry

About me 

You'll be just fine without me 

It comes and it goes

It comes and it goes

It comes and it goes



Nowhere else to turn 

And I never liked to dance 

Well this will be the life for me 

The captain of romance 

Playin' my piano 

For people just like me 

Oh, the revolutionaries 

And dignitaries 

And people tryin' to be free



You stand up 

You fall down 

They change the rules around 

It comes and it goes

It comes and it goes

It comes and it goes ...