This Is the Way It Has To Be
This is the time when the people don't show
No one is see, no one on the go
Gonna try to fit into line
Claim all the hours that should be mine
Ease is a breeze when you're on your own
Never so easy with kids at home
Shelter in the heat when the sun comes out
This could be months, have no doubt
You're gonna see
Yeah you're gonna see
The entitled few
The entitled few
Flaunt the rules
They'll flaunt the rules
Cos they think they're due
Yeah, yeah
It's a long, long way
A long, long way
A tough journey
A tough journey
But this is the way
This is the way
It has to be
Be in mind to try to be kind
But in strange times, the blind lead the blind
Swelter in the heat when the sun comes out
This could be months, have no doubt
I've got things
He's got things
Things to see
Things to see
That fly from my memory
Yeah, yeah
It's a long, long way
A long, long way
A tough journey
A tough journey
But this is the way
Yeah, this is the way
It has to be
The locals mind it's not their kind
Taking up homes, wanting them fined
Visitors do as they please
Bringing on envy, bringing disease
As the weeks go by, the cities sigh
Some like the peace, some miss the high
They say
Can't get a drink, no pubs anymore
Can't get a screw from the hardware store
Can't play around, the golf club's closed
Can't do anything cos fun has froze
Can't get a drink
Can't get a screw
Can't play around
Everything's closed
Fun has froze
So what can we do?
What can we do?
Left home to stew
Left home to stew
Or in a queue
In a queue
To buy a few
Yeah, yeah
It's a long, long task
A long, long task
A really tough ask
A really tough ask
But this is the way
Yeah, this is the way
It has to be
This is the time when the people don't show
No one is see, no one on the go
Gonna try to fit into line
Claim all the hours which should be mine
Ease is a breeze when you're on your own
Never so easy with kids at home
Swelter in the heat when the sun comes out
This could be months, have no doubt
Have no doubt
Have no doubt
Have no doubt
Have no doubt
Have no doubt
Have no doubt
No one is see, no one on the go
Gonna try to fit into line
Claim all the hours that should be mine
Ease is a breeze when you're on your own
Never so easy with kids at home
Shelter in the heat when the sun comes out
This could be months, have no doubt
You're gonna see
Yeah you're gonna see
The entitled few
The entitled few
Flaunt the rules
They'll flaunt the rules
Cos they think they're due
Yeah, yeah
It's a long, long way
A long, long way
A tough journey
A tough journey
But this is the way
This is the way
It has to be
Be in mind to try to be kind
But in strange times, the blind lead the blind
Swelter in the heat when the sun comes out
This could be months, have no doubt
I've got things
He's got things
Things to see
Things to see
That fly from my memory
Yeah, yeah
It's a long, long way
A long, long way
A tough journey
A tough journey
But this is the way
Yeah, this is the way
It has to be
The locals mind it's not their kind
Taking up homes, wanting them fined
Visitors do as they please
Bringing on envy, bringing disease
As the weeks go by, the cities sigh
Some like the peace, some miss the high
They say
Can't get a drink, no pubs anymore
Can't get a screw from the hardware store
Can't play around, the golf club's closed
Can't do anything cos fun has froze
Can't get a drink
Can't get a screw
Can't play around
Everything's closed
Fun has froze
So what can we do?
What can we do?
Left home to stew
Left home to stew
Or in a queue
In a queue
To buy a few
Yeah, yeah
It's a long, long task
A long, long task
A really tough ask
A really tough ask
But this is the way
Yeah, this is the way
It has to be
This is the time when the people don't show
No one is see, no one on the go
Gonna try to fit into line
Claim all the hours which should be mine
Ease is a breeze when you're on your own
Never so easy with kids at home
Swelter in the heat when the sun comes out
This could be months, have no doubt
Have no doubt
Have no doubt
Have no doubt
Have no doubt
Have no doubt
Have no doubt
Credits
Writer(s): Richard Gall
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