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 lady's eyes
Just for fun he says, Get
a
job.
That's just the way it is
Some things will never change
That's just the way it is
Ah, but don't you believe them
Said hey, little boy, you can't go where the others go
'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
Some things will never change
That's just the way it is
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, no
That's just the way it is
Some things will never change
That's just the way it is
That's just the way it is, it is, it is, it is
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- Miscellaneous
- Live: The Way It Is Tour 1986-87
- 40 Jahre Bayern 3
- Die Hit-Giganten: Best of 80s
- American Anthems (Remastered)
- Legendary American Anthems
- The Best of MT USA
- Radio Kiss Kiss - La più bella musica della nostra vita
- 50 Great Songs
- Singer-Songwriters 100
- Pure... Singer Songwriters
- Eddie Stobart - Trucking Songs
- Pure... Rock
- Pure... Rock Ballads
- Topcollectie Jaren 80, Vol. 2
- 100 Retro Hits
- The 80s
- Made In America
- Pure... America
- The Best Year of My Life: 1986