The Way It's Always Been Lyrics & Chords By Brandon Flowers

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, cutoffs 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

The shift at the chemical plant, the white wedding dress
I wake up every morning and I wonder if I'm gonna pass the test
I try 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 that 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 that 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 sun to come again
Ain't that the way
Ain't that the way