[Verse 1]
I have a wisdom tooth inside my crowded face
I have a friend who is a born-again, found his savior's grace
I was born before my father and my children before me
We are born and born again like the waves of the sea

[Refrain]
That's the way it's always been
And that's how I want it to be
That's the way it's always been
And that's how I want it to be

[Verse 2]
Nothing but good news
There is a frog in South America whose venom is a cure
For all the suffering that mankind must endure
More powerful than morphine and soothing as the rain
A frog in South America has the antidote for pain

[Refrain]
That's the way it's always been
And that's the way I like it

[Pre-Chorus]
Some people never say no
Some people never complain
Some folks have no idea
And others will never explain
[Chorus]
That's the way it's always been and that's the way I like it
And that's how I want it to be
That's the way it's always been and that's the way I like it
And that's how I want it to be

[Verse 3]
If I could play all the memories in the neck of my guitar
I would write a song called "Señorita with a Necklace of Tears"
And every tear a sin I'd committed all these many years
That's who I was, that's the way it's always been

[Verse 4]
Some people always want more, some people are what they lack
Some folks open the door, walk away, and never look back
I don't want to be a judge and I don't want to be a jury
I know who I am, Lord knows who I will be

[Chorus]
That's the way it's always been and that's the way I like it
And that's how I want it to be
That's the way it's always been and that's the way I like it
And that's how I want it to be