You took a trip And climbed a tree At Robert Sledge's party And there you stayed 'Til morning came You were not the same after that You gave your life To Jesus Christ After all your friends went home You came down You looked around You were not the same after that You were not the same after that You were not the same, the same You see 'em drop like flies from the bright sunny skies They come knockin' at your door with this look in their eyes You've got one good trick and you're hangin' on you're hangin' on... To it You took the word And made it heard And eased the people's pain and for that You were idolized, immortalized And you were not the same after that Walking tall You'd bought it all And you were not the same after that 'Til someone died On the waterslide And you were not the same, the same You see 'em drop like flies from the bright sunny skies They come knockin' at your door with this look in their eyes You've got one good trick and you're hangin' on, you're hangin' on... To it (You were not the same) Ooooooooh (You were not the same) Oooooooh You see 'em drop like flies from the bright sunny skies They come knockin' at your door with this look in their eyes You've got one good trick and you're hangin' on, you're hangin' on You're hangin' on You're hangin' on You're hangin' on