I was feelin' important, feelin' in control Felt like everywhere I went, folks say "There he goes." I was beaming like a noon day sun, my ducks all in a row When suddenly all in a flash, I saw it was not so It ain't goin' my way, ain't goin' my way There's no denying things ain't flying my way It ain't goin' my way, ain't goin' my way There's no denying things ain't flying my way I use to walk around a lot, feeling pretty small People said you're not so bad, so I stood up tall And my inner Napolean said you can have it all I hit a curb and strained a nerve and headed for a fall Ain't goin' my way, it ain't goin' my way There's no denying things ain't flying my way It ain't goin' my way, ain't goin' my way There's no denying things ain't flying my way Well how I am a lonely mole back in the underground Dig bigger hills of little hills 'cause I'm so tightly wound Really am I all that bad taking pennies for the pound 'Cause even from the margins Lord, there comes a holy sound It ain't goin' my way, ain't goin' my way There's no denying things ain't flying my way It ain't goin' my way, ain't goin' my way There's no denying things ain't flying my way There's no denying things ain't flying my way There's no denying things ain't flying my way