The Way It Is

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