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Willie Nelson - The Git Go (Official Audio)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson
Guitar
Jamey Johnson
Jamey Johnson
Performer
Jim "Moose" Brown
Jim "Moose" Brown
Organ
Lonnie Wilson
Lonnie Wilson
Drums
Kevin "Swine" Grantt
Kevin "Swine" Grantt
Bass
Mike Johnson
Mike Johnson
Steel Guitar
Bobby Terry
Bobby Terry
Electric Guitar
Mickey Raphael
Mickey Raphael
Harmonica
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Billy Joe Shaver
Billy Joe Shaver
Songwriter
Gary Nicholson
Gary Nicholson
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Buddy Cannon
Buddy Cannon
Producer
Tony Castle
Tony Castle
Recording Engineer
Derek Parnell
Derek Parnell
Assistant Engineer
Jacob Sciba
Jacob Sciba
Assistant Engineer
Butch Carr
Butch Carr
Mixing Engineer
Andrew Mendelson
Andrew Mendelson
Mastering Engineer
Natthaphol Abhigantaphand
Natthaphol Abhigantaphand
Mastering Engineer
Daniel Bacigalupi
Daniel Bacigalupi
Mastering Engineer
Adam Grover
Adam Grover
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

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 way
Woman 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 bit headache
He been done in by a slippery snake
A man and a woman get to live a while and then they die
It'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
Politicians make promises that they can't keep
They keep printin' money 'til 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 me
It'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
It's always been that way
Money breeds war, as long as there's a man alive
Rich kids go to college, and the poor kids fight
High-rollers crap out every time, roll a soldier's bones like loaded dice
War is the beast that makes every mother cry
It'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
He 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' every thing He said
Jesus Christ hung on the cross for you and I
It'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
It'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
Written by: Billy Joe Shaver, Gary Nicholson
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