A Stone Only Rolls Downhill

I wish I could say it would all be alright (It'll all be alright) I wish I could tell you it would all be fine (It'll all be just fine) But a stone only rolls downhill And these things They'll be what they will What they will Someday soon, you'll look out from your hilltop perch Your heart worn out from trying to make sense of the arc Which only bends one way And you rightly afraid It don't seem to be the way that we thought And I wish I could say it would all be alright (It'll all be alright) I wish I could tell you it would all be fine (It'll all be just fine) But a stone only rolls downhill (ooh) And these things (ooh) They'll be what they will What they will And, oh, the inertia Of our ravenous brand of avarice Of our selfishness It was just too much To overcome Now we're overrun And I wish I could say it would all be alright (It'll all be all right) I wish I could tell you it would all be fine (It'll all be just fine) Oh, how I wish that I (and I wish I could say) Could tell you it would be alright (it would all be alright) Could tell you it'll all be fine, it'll work out (I wish I could tell you) Oh, how I wish I could tell you it'll all be fine (it would all be fine) (It'll all be just fine) Oh, how I wish that I (and I wish I could say) Could tell you it would be alright (it would all be alright) Could tell you it'll all be fine, it'll work out (I wish I could tell you) Oh, how I wish I could tell you it'll all be fine (it would all be fine) (It'll all be just fine) Oh, how I wish that I (and I wish I could say) Could tell you it would be alright (it would all be alright) Could tell you it'll all be fine