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Adam Was Just a Man

We can talk about the holy mountain

We can dream about the golden shore

But most sins ain’t that original, friend

It’s all been done before

It’s only fear that keeps us righteous

And the righteousness makes us mean

You might wade in the water

           But you won’t come clean

CHORUS:       Adam was just a man

                       And the Serpent was just a snake

                       I ain’t worried about fire and brimstone

                       Already had more than I can take      

                       Yeah, Adam was just a man

                       And there ain’t no heaven or hell

                       We reap the fruits of what we sow

                       So well—Sow well, sow well

We can talk about our good intentions

Every vow that we’re gonna take

We can write down our own commandments

Underline the ones we’ll break

We want others to forgive us

Though we judge ‘em every day of the week

Then we wonder why

They don’t turn the other cheek

                       CHORUS

BRIDGE:        We kneel and we beg for help

                       For every guilty feeling felt

                       We’re at the mercy of our pain

                       Every one of us feels the same

                       We’re so scared to be alone

                       So we bow down to wood and stone

                       We listen to the preacher, but the preacher don’t know

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Ain’t saying there’s no redemption

Nothing is carved in stone

Ain’t no heroes, ain’t no saviours

           We’re all here on our own

CHORUS