The Way It Is lyrics

Standin' 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'll never change

That's just the way it is

Ha, but don't you believe them

Said, 'Hey little boy you can't go

Where the others go

Cause you don't look like they do'

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'll never change

That's just the way it is'

Ha, but don't you believe them

Ooo, yeah (instrumental)

(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 at the hiring time

Is the line on the color bar

But who knows

That's just the way it is

Some things'll never change (right)

That's just the way it is

That's just they way it is, it is, it is.

• Artist:Bruce Hornsby
• Album:The Way It Is (1986)