It's been that way since the git go,
It's been that way since the git go
Well it's been that way since the git go,
Lord it's always been that wayWoman shined the apple, and the man had to take a bite
Anything that good, God knows, just had to be right
Well they woke up naked with a big headache,
He done done in by a slippery snake,
A man and a woman get to live a while and then they dieIt's been that way since the git go,
It's been that way since the git go
It's been that way since the git go,
Lord it's always been that wayPoliticians make promises that they can't keep
They keep printin' money 'till they get in way too deep
It's the same old lesson, they never learn,
Too busy workin' on their next term
Politicians keep makin' fools out of you and meIt's been that way since the git go,
It's been that way since the git go
It's been that way since the git go,
Lord it's always been that wayMoney breeds war, as long as there's a man alive
Rich kids go to college, and the poor kids fight
High-rollers crap out ev'ry time, roll a soldier's bones like loaded dice
War is the beast that makes ev'ry mother cryIt's been that way since the git go,
It's been that way since the git go
It's been that way since the git go,
Lord it's always been that wayHe told the truth, and they hung him up to die
The son of God who created you and I
He said it in the Good Book and letters in red
But we keep on forgettin' ev'ry thing that He said
Jesus Christ hung on the cross for you and IIt's been that way since the git go,
It's been that way since the git go
It's been that way since the git go,
Lord it's always been that wayIt's been that way since the git go,
It's been that way since the git go
It's been that way since the git go,
Lord it's always been that way
Songwriters
BILLY JOE SHAVER, GARY NICHOLSONPublished by
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