Things Snowball Lyrics - John Wesley Harding

One, two, three 

You might remember this conversation when you get older 

You may recall the warning signs by the road 

But if you lose all recollection or misplace your sense of direction 

Here's a quarter, taped to the number of my phone 

When childish habits are slow to die 

You might look up and wonder why 

Things snowball in the twinkling of an eye 

You could be paying for the present on expenses 

You might realize your biggest lies on a movie screen 

You could be living in a mansion, your corporation in expansion 

With a broken heart, that far exceeds your wildest dreams 

When childish habits are slow to die 

You might look up and wonder why 

Things snowball in the twinkling of an eye 

Somewhere way under the rainbow 

Dragging round an empty pot of glue 

Bruised and confused, it could happen to you 

Seeing for the first time that dreams can come true 

I was living free up the stairs from a mortuary 

He could hear me bring the bodies home at night 

He tried to say, "I was just like you", I shouted back, "You're an old fool" 

He said, "Listen" and I told him, "I'd rather die", but I changed my mind 

'Cause childish habits are slow to die 

You might look up and wonder why 

Things snowball, things snowball, things snowball 

In the twinkling of an eye