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Lirieke
Everybody knows that the dice are loaded
– Almal weet dat die dobbelsteen gelaai is
Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed
– Almal rol met hulle vingers gekruis
Everybody knows the war is over
– Almal weet die oorlog is verby
Everybody knows the good guys lost
– Almal weet die goeie ouens verloor
Everybody knows the fight was fixed
– Almal weet die geveg is vasgestel
The poor stay poor, the rich get rich
– Die armes bly arm, die rykes word ryk
That’s how it goes
– Dit is hoe dit gaan
Everybody knows
– Almal weet
Everybody knows that the boat is leaking
– Almal weet dat die boot lek
Everybody knows that the captain lied
– Almal weet dat die kaptein gelieg het
Everybody got this broken feeling
– Almal het hierdie gebroke gevoel
Like their father or their dog just died
– Soos hulle pa of hulle hond net gesterf het
Everybody talking to their pockets
– Almal praat met hul sakke
Everybody wants a box of chocolates
– Almal wil’n boks sjokolade hê
And a long-stem rose
– En’n langstengelroos
Everybody knows
– Almal weet
Everybody knows that you love me baby
– Almal weet dat jy my liefhet baby
Everybody knows that you really do
– Almal weet dat jy regtig
Everybody knows that you’ve been faithful
– Almal weet dat jy getrou was
Oh, give or take a night or two
– O, gee of neem’n nag of twee
Everybody knows you’ve been discreet
– Almal weet jy is diskreet
But there were so many people you just had to meet
– Maar daar was so baie mense wat jy net moes ontmoet
Without your clothes
– Sonder jou klere
Everybody knows
– Almal weet
Everybody knows, everybody knows
– Almal weet, almal weet
That’s how it goes
– Dit is hoe dit gaan
Everybody knows
– Almal weet
Everybody knows, everybody knows
– Almal weet, almal weet
That’s how it goes
– Dit is hoe dit gaan
Everybody knows
– Almal weet
And everybody knows that it’s now or never
– En almal weet dat dit nou of nooit is nie
Everybody knows that it’s me or you
– Almal weet dat dit ek of jy is
And everybody knows that you live forever
– En almal weet dat jy vir ewig lewe
When you’ve done a line or two
– Wanneer jy’n lyn of twee gedoen het
Everybody knows the deal is rotten
– Almal weet die ooreenkoms is verrot
Old Black Joe’s still picking cotton
– Ou Swart Joe pluk nog steeds katoen
For your ribbons and bows
– Vir jou linte en boë
And everybody knows
– En almal weet
And everybody knows that the plague is coming
– En almal weet dat die plaag kom
Everybody knows that it’s moving fast
– Almal weet dat dit vinnig beweeg
Everybody knows that the naked man and woman
– Almal weet dat die naakte man en vrou
Are just a shining artifact of the past
– Is net’n blink artefak van die verlede
Everybody knows the scene is dead
– Almal weet die toneel is dood
But there’s gonna be a meter on your bed
– Maar daar gaan’n meter op jou bed wees
That will disclose
– Dit sal openbaar
What everybody knows
– Wat almal weet
And everybody knows that you’re in trouble
– En almal weet dat jy in die moeilikheid is
Everybody knows what you’ve been through
– Almal weet wat jy deurgemaak het
From the bloody cross on top of Calvary
– Van Die bloedige kruis bo-op Golgota
To the beach of Malibu
– Die strand Van Malibu
Everybody knows it’s coming apart
– Almal weet dit gaan uitmekaar val
Take one last look at this Sacred Heart
– Neem’n laaste blik op Hierdie Heilige Hart
Before it blows
– Voordat dit waai
Everybody knows
– Almal weet
