[ti:The Way It's Always Been]
[ar:Brandon Flowers]
[al:The Desired Effect]
[00:15.13]They shut down the Golden Sahara hotel
[00:22.13]Jessica says it won't be long
[00:24.47]'til they blow it all to hell
[00:29.07]She's standing in the front yard,
[00:33.03]cut-offs and skin
[00:36.47]Me and her brother, we've been friends
[00:38.62]since I can't remember when
[00:43.54]And ain't that the way it's always been
[00:50.60]Everybody's sittin' around
[00:52.35]waiting for the Son to come again
[00:57.47]A shift at the chemical plant,
[01:00.99]a white wedding dress
[01:04.62]I wake up every morning
[01:06.06]and I wonder if I'm gonna pass the test
[01:11.74]Tryin' to live up to
[01:15.12]what she's got in mind
[01:18.68]Sometimes the pressure's so heavy,
[01:21.12]I feel like leaving it all behind me
[01:25.93]And ain't that the way it's always been
[01:32.62]Layin' low just long enough
[01:35.18]for the dust to settle down
[01:39.91]The black and the white,
[01:43.41]the thick and thin
[01:47.10]And hoping that he's really got the power
[01:49.54]to save us from these sins
[01:54.16]Everybody's sittin' around
[01:55.97]waiting for the Son to come again
[02:01.60]I took a long walk yesterday (yesterday)
[02:08.72]To a field where I used to play
[02:14.29]I saw myself in the corner of my mind
[02:19.72]I was 12 years old and blind
[02:23.60]To the big wheel and the grind
[02:47.04]Ain't that the way it's always been
[02:53.97]Standing at the water's edge
[02:56.41]waiting for the fog to clear
[03:01.16]Tackle or touch, you sink or you swim
[03:08.04]And hoping that he's really got the power
[03:10.66]to save us from these sins
[03:15.35]Everybody's sittin' around
[03:17.04]waiting for the Son to come again
[03:20.60]They're waiting for the Son to come again