The Way It's Always Been

They shut down the Golden Sahara hotel

Jessica says it won't be long

'til they blow it all to hell

She's standing in the front yard,

cut-offs and skin

Me and her brother, we've been friends

since I can't remember when

And ain't that the way it's always been

Everybody's sittin' around

waiting for the Son to come again

A shift at the chemical plant,

a white wedding dress

I wake up every morning

and I wonder if I'm gonna pass the test

Tryin' to live up to

what she's got in mind

Sometimes the pressure's so heavy,

I feel like leaving it all behind me

And ain't that the way it's always been

Layin' low just long enough

for the dust to settle down

The black and the white,

the thick and thin

And hoping that he's really got the power

to save us from these sins

Everybody's sittin' around

waiting for the Son to come again

I took a long walk yesterday (yesterday)

To a field where I used to play

I saw myself in the corner of my mind

I was 12 years old and blind

To the big wheel and the grind

Ain't that the way it's always been

Standing at the water's edge

waiting for the fog to clear

Tackle or touch, you sink or you swim

And hoping that he's really got the power

to save us from these sins

Everybody's sittin' around

waiting for the Son to come again

They're waiting for the Son to come again