So It Goes

You're feelin' bad, 

you need a friend

it seems that night won't end 

doubts an' fears fill the air 

midnight shadows everywhere . . . 

 

Don't be afraid 

the dawn is near 

to help you face your fear 

you're not alone 

we're really all the same 

caught in the game of "life" we're playin'

 

So it goes . . . if there's an answer 

then nobody knows 

love's always dancin' just ahead 

so hope is never dead somehow it grows

 

So it goes . . . the sea of mystery 

it ebbs an' flows 

a priceless gift of old 

oh the magic of a simple rose 

that's life an' so it goes . . .

 

When lonely times weigh on your mind 

and hopes are hard to find 

then use the good you've had before 

to help you face the world once more 

there's more in you than you can see 

if only you believe 

dream your dreams an' if they don't come true 

you'll still get along, that's life, 

just live it . . . 

 

So it goes . . . if there's an answer 

then nobody knows 

love's always dancin' just ahead 

so hope is never dead somehow it grows

 

So it goes . . . the sea of mystery 

it ebbs an' flows 

a priceless gift of old 

oh the magic of a simple rose 

that's life an' so it goes . . .

 

< instrumental to fade >

 

Words and Music by John Barry Mason, Alec Gould  

and Michael Heath Johnson

Warner Brothers Music Corporation

Arranged by Byron Olsen and Conducted by Nick Perito

Produced by Mike Berniker

Recording Engineer: Mike Moran

Mastering Engineer: Jack Adelman

Recorded early 1980s

A Perry Como Discography 

& Digital Companion

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