When I was a kid, I'd pretend I was adopted

And that's why I didn't understand the things that my dad did

But we don't talk no more and that's probably for the best

I was closer to my mother anyways

When you're young and impressionable, some evils can sink in

The best that you can do is try to retain innocence

But this is how it's been all my life

This is how it's been all my life

This is how it's been, oh, this is how I'll stay

This is how it's been all my life

This is how it's been all my life

I went to a Baptist school, I read the book of Joe

And I thought that maybe God was just a bit too harsh on him

He covered his body with boils just to try to test his faith

But now I realize God was just having a bad self esteem day

When you're young and impressionable, some evils can sink in

The best that you can do is try to retain innocence

And this is how it's been all my life

This is how it's been all my life

This is how it's been, oh, this is how I'll stay

This is how it's been all my life

This is how it's been all my life

It felt like Summer '68 in winter '91

When college stations were the only reason I'd wake up

I left the bible home and gave up contact with my dad

I gave up hoping that the world would start to make more sense

When you're young and impressionable, some evils can sink in

The best that you can do is try to retain innocence

But this is how it's been all my life

This is how it's been all my life

This is how it's been, oh, this is how I'll stay

This is how it's been all my life

This is how it's been all my life

This is how it's been all my life