Fate Will Get Done

from Artistic Vice (1991) by Daniel Johnston

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Time flies when you're having fun
The aborted babies are the lucky ones
We live in a cold, hard world
The future will be unfurled

But it's alright, it's alright
Fate will get done
It's alright, it's alright
Fate will get done

History repeats itself
There's a heaven and there's a hell
Can't undo what's been done
My advice to you is to carry on

But it's alright, it's alright
Fate will get done
It's alright, it's alright
Fate will get done

Can't stand in the sinking sand
Can't see the fire without getting burned
Is never too late to turn back
Someday you may have a heart attack

But it's alright, it's alright
Fate will get done
It's alright, it's alright
Fate will get done

It takes a heart to understand
In the dark you're a desperate man
But love can free your mind
Take it in let your aura unwind

But it's alright, it's alright
Fate will get done
It's alright, it's alright
Fate will get done

Earth is an old canvas painted over many times
Wind blows as the ages roll
And time takes its toll
Billions, and billions, and billions sold

But it's alright, it's alright
Fate will get done
It's alright, it's alright
Fate will get done

It's alright, it's alright, alright
It's alright, it's alright, alright
It's alright, it's alright, alright
It's alright, alright, alright
It's alright, alright, alright
It's alright, alright, alright

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from Artistic Vice (1991), released July 1, 1991

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Daniel Johnston Waller, Texas

An American singer, songwriter, musician, and artist, Daniel Johnston spent 30 or so years exposing his heartrending tales of unrequited love, cosmic mishaps, and existential torment to an ever-growing international cult audience.

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