Nothing Is The Way It Used To Be
No more vaudeville and
No more circuses in this town
They don't come around
Because everybody's spirit has been broken
Every god is hanging from a tree
Every lie that can be has been spoken
And nothing is the way it used to be
Heard it on the radio
It's written down black and white
Saw it on the television too
It must be true
The leading man gives everyone a warning
His best supporting actress makes a plea to just say no
Somewhere someone's mother is in mourning
Oh, nothing is the way it used to be
Be blind, stay blind
Be blind, stay blind
Hide behind, hide behind
Be blind, stay blind
Be blind, stay blind
It's so nice to be blind
It's so good to be blind
It's so easy to be blind
Stay blind
Flim-flam Bible man with a mouth full of pearly teeth
I bet Jesus Christ never wore so much cologne
I flip on microphone
I just don't have any time to wonder
If I'm gonna spend eternity
Up there with the old man making thunder
And nothing is the way it used to be
Nothing is the way it used to be
Nothing is the way it used to be
Everything's the same
Be blind, stay blind