The Way It Is

That's just the way it is
Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm
Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm (hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm)
That's just the way it is
Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm (hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm)
Hmm, hmm, hmm, ohh (hmm, hmm, hmm)

That's just the way it is
Oh
That's just the way it is
Oh, oh, oh

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 ladies' eyes
Just for fun he says, "get a job"

That's just the way it is (oh, oh, oh)
Some things will never change
That's just the way it is (oh, oh, oh)
Ah, but don't you believe them

Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm (hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm)
Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm (hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm)
That's just the way it is

Say hey little boy, you can't go where the others go home
'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
That's just the way it is (oh, oh)
Some things will never change
That's just the way it is
That's just the way it is (oh, oh, oh)
Ah, but don't you believe them

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
Because the law don't change another's mind
When all it sees at the hiring time
Is the line on the color bar

That's just the way it is
That's just the way it is (oh, oh)
Some things will never change
That's just the way it is
That's just the way it is (oh, oh, oh)
Ah, but don't you believe them

Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm (hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm)
Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm (hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm)
That's just the way it is
Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm (hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm)
Hmm, hmm, hmm, oh (hmm, hmm, hmm, oh)