Well I remember back in 1975
We were young and bold starving cold
We did what we could to survive
We drove 40 miles every Sunday
To hear a sermon on the LORD so fair
But instead some cat in a tuxedo
Kept screaming all you boys cut your hair
Life can't be the same
Can't be the same
Can't be the same
Life can't be the same
Can't be the same
Can't be the same
Well the years went by and my momma cried
When she said she had to leave our dad
She spent her last dollar on guitars
And stuck us in a rock n' roll band
So we sang our songs about JESUS
But the people from the church heard tell
They said now boys you know those songs are really evil
If you don't stop that you can go to hell
Listen
Life can't be the same
Can't be the same
Can't be the same
Life can't be the same
Can't be the same
Can't be the same
Well I cried for so many times
I've wondered what it's all come to
I heard a poor old woman froze to death in Cleveland
Sending welfare checks to ORU
So I spent good time with my Maker
I said now Lord is all this really for you
He said JESUS doesn't reign from Tulsa
Lynchburg or Baton Rouge
Unhh
Life can't be the same
Can't be the same
Can't be the same
Life can't be the same
Can't be the same
Can't be the same
Life can't be the same
Can't be the same
Can't be the same
Life can't be the same
Can't be the same
Can't be the same
Life can't be the same
Can't be the same
Can't be the same
Life can't be the same
Can't be the same
Can't be the same