The Way It Is Songtext
von Karen Souza

Stand in line, marking time
Waiting for the welfare dime
′Cause they can buy a job
The man in the silk suit hurries by
As he catches the poor old ladies eyes
Just for fun he says: get a job
That's just the way it is
Some things never change
That′s just the way it is
Ah, but don't you believe them
Hey little boy, you can't go where the others go
′Cause you don′t look like they do
Hey old man, how can you stand to think that way
Did you really think about it before you made the rules he said


That's just the way it is
Some things never change
That′s just the way it is
Ah, but don't you believe them
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 oh no
That's just the way it is
Some things never change
That′s just the way it is
Hmm, that′s just the way it is