The Way It Is - Bruce Hornsby
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[Verse 1]
Standing in li
ne marking tim
e
Waiting for th
e welfare dime
'Cause they
can't buy a jo
b
The man in the
silk suit hur
ries by
As he catches
the poor old l
adies' eyes
Just for fun
he says "get
a job"
[Chorus]
T
hat's just the
way it is
S
ome things wil
l never change
T
hat's just the
way it is
A
h, but don't y
ou believe the
m
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[Verse 2]
They say hey,
little boy you
can't go wher
e the others g
o
'Cause you d
on't look like
they do
Said hey, old
man how can yo
u stand to thi
nk that way
Did you really
think about i
t before you m
ade the rules,
he said, son
[Chorus]
T
hat's just the
way it is
S
ome things wil
l never change
T
hat's just the
way it is
A
h, but don't y
ou believe the
m
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Ooh ya
[Solo]
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T
hat's just the
way it is
T
hat's just the
way it is
[Verse 3]
Well, they pas
sed a law in '
64 to give tho
se who ain't g
ot a little mo
re
But it only
goes so far
Because the la
w don't change
another's min
d
When all it se
es at the hiri
ng time is the
line on the c
olor bar
[Chorus]
T
hat's just the
way it is
S
ome things wil
l never change
T
hat's just the
way it is
That
's just the wa
y it is, it is
, it is, it is
[Solo]
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[Outro]
x8
(Repeat and fade out)