The Way It Is
Standing in line marking time
Waiting for the welfare dime
Cause they can't buy a job
The man in the silk suit hurries by
As he catches the poor old lady's eyes
Just for fun he says, "Get a job"
That's just the way it is
Some things will never change
That's just the way it is
Ah, but don't you believe them
He said, "Hey little boy you can't go where the others go
Cause you don't look like they do"
He said, "Hey, old man how can you stand to think that way
Did you really think about it before you made the rules?"
He said, "Son
That's just the way it is
Some things will never change
That's just the way it is
Ha, but don't you believe them"
Yeah
(That's just the way it is)
(That's just the way it is)
Well, they passed a law in '64
To give those who ain't got a little more
But it only goes so far
Cause the law don't change another's
Mind when all it sees is the hiring time
Is the line on the color bar
No
That's just the way it is
Some things will never change
That's just the way it is
That's just they way it is, it is, it is, it is
Waiting for the welfare dime
Cause they can't buy a job
The man in the silk suit hurries by
As he catches the poor old lady's eyes
Just for fun he says, "Get a job"
That's just the way it is
Some things will never change
That's just the way it is
Ah, but don't you believe them
He said, "Hey little boy you can't go where the others go
Cause you don't look like they do"
He said, "Hey, old man how can you stand to think that way
Did you really think about it before you made the rules?"
He said, "Son
That's just the way it is
Some things will never change
That's just the way it is
Ha, but don't you believe them"
Yeah
(That's just the way it is)
(That's just the way it is)
Well, they passed a law in '64
To give those who ain't got a little more
But it only goes so far
Cause the law don't change another's
Mind when all it sees is the hiring time
Is the line on the color bar
No
That's just the way it is
Some things will never change
That's just the way it is
That's just they way it is, it is, it is, it is
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Writer(s): Bruce Hornsby
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