Hey, hey, hey Why is it always this way? Hey, hey, hey Why is it always this way? Last time I saw her alive She was wavin', wavin' bye-bye She was contemplating suicide Now she's lying In a bottle of formaldehyde And oh, I just don't know Why I can't let her go Oh, I just don't know Hey, hey, hey Why is it always this way? Hey, hey, hey Why is it always this way? Last time I saw her alive She was going to the wash and dry She was outside hitchin' a ride Now she's lying In a bottle of formaldehyde Oh, I just don't know Why I can't let her go Oh, I just don't know Hey, hey, hey Why is it always this way? Hey, hey, hey Why is it always this way? Hey, hey, hey Why is it always this way? Hey, hey, hey Why is it always this way? Hey, hey, hey Why is it always this way?