How Do You Know?

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Everybody knows that the dice are loaded

Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed
Everybody knows the war is over
Everybody knows the good guys lost
Everybody knows the fight was fixed
The poor stay poor, the rich get rich
That's how it goes
Everybody knows

                                -- Leonard Cohen, 1988

You don't have to go

too far to find out, because everybody knows. They will tell you, if you want to hear or not. Whether it's the best place to eat or the worst place to go, everybody knows.

Turn on the television, talking heads all know, who's being dishonest or has his head screwed on too tight. That's right. This is wrong. He's a bully. She's in way over her head. You might as well go to bed, because everybody knows.

You think you might know, but you may not have heard, about this or that or what happened last night, or in court yesterday or on the playing field Sunday. You might as well yield to the facts, that everybody knows.

I suppose, since we have all the info, there's no need to go. See everyone moving in the same direction as fast as they can, those drivers know. They may be texting outside their lane, it's a common refrain, they're staying in the know.

Read the signs, listen to the radio, talk to your neighbor, plug in, download, upload, listen to the podcast, ping me, sing to me, watch the screen in front of your face. There's a race to stay in the know. What you don't know might hurt you, you know.

Stay abreast is best, that's the test to remain informed so you know. There's more to know than meets the eye, don't cry, just look around and sigh, cause everybody knows.

Go to Yelp for the latest dope, check Facebook, TikTok your Apple Watch clock. Hope you're on track, don't slack or stop or cop to being uninformed, cause everybody knows. 

Opinions are cheap but reap the reward of staying on top of the next wave that could save your ass from drowning in the pool. You know, I know, they know. Everybody knows. Stay in da flow.

Everything's out of hand, understand, listen to the band. It's a superstition mission. Been there done that, repeat, reboot, retool, reward yourself with the scoop du jour. Go trans, be bi-nary not a canary in the YouTube.

Vaccines will save your life or kill you, depending on what you know or don't know or who you talk to or what you've read or been fed. It's in your head. 

Everybody knows.

Wiggle your toes.

Blow your nose.

Wear cool clothes.

It all shows.

Everybody knows THAT...  they don't know diddly.

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