Toad The Wet Sprocket - Old Habits Die Hard lyrics

It’s a new day in the District After four years off the rails Want some checks and some balances Not just the same old rich white males We can put this all in order Build a brand new house of cards Pretty soon it may fall, ain’t it true, don’t they all? But old habits die hard I hope I’m aiming for the truth most times That I’m ready to be wrong But my mind was designed for a different world And the tribal urge is strong Every loss of privilege Is a swift kick in the ‘nards It’s been long overdue, I’ll admit that it’s true But old habits die hard, old habits die hard Save us from ourselves Save us from each other Save us from the sickness That sees a threat And not a sister or a brother May this go down for the ages As the lowest that we creep May the children in their cages See their mothers in their sleep May we find some kind of justice In the tatters and the shards Every recompense is welcome But old habits die hard, old habits die hard