I t's been that way since the git go
I t's been that way since the git go
W ell it's been that way since the git go
Lord it's always b een that wa y
W oman shined the apple and the m an had to take a bit e
A nything that good God knows just had to be ri ght
W ell they woke up naked with a big headache
H e been done in by a slippery snake
a man and a woman get to li ve a while and then they d ie
I t's been that way since the git go
I t's been that way since the git go
W ell it's been that way since the git go
Lord it's always b een that wa y
P oliticians make promises th at they can't k eep
T hey keep printin' money 'till they get in way too d eep
I t's the same old lesson they never learn
T hey're too busy workin' on their next term
P oliticians keep makin' fo ols out of you and m e
I t's been that way since the git go
I t's been that way since the git go
W ell it's been that way since the git go
Lord it's always b een that wa y
M oney breeds war as long as th ere's a man al ive
R ich kids go to college and the poor kids fig ht
H igh-rollers crap out every time roll a soldier's bones like loaded dice
W ar is the beast that m akes every mother cr y
I t's been that way since the git go
I t's been that way since the git go
W ell it's been that way since the git go
Lord it's always b een that wa y
H e told the truth and they h ung him up to d ie
T he son of God who created you and I
H e said it in the Good Book with letters in red
B ut we keep on forgettin' every thing He said
J esus Christ hung on the c ross for you and I
I t's been that way since the git go
I t's been that way since the git go
W ell it's been that way since the git go
Lord it's always b een that wa y
I t's been that way since the git go
I t's been that way since the git go
W ell it's been that way since the git go
Lord it's always b een that wa y