The Way It Is

<br>Standing in line marking time<br>waiting for the welfare dime<br><br>`Cause they can`t buy a job.<br>The man in the silk suit hurries by<br>As he catches the poor old ladies` eyes<br><br>Just for fun he says: Get a job.<br>That`s just the way it is<br>some things will never change<br><br>That`s just the way it is<br>but don`t you believe them.<br><br>They say: Hey<br>little boy<br>you can`t go where the others go<br><br>`Cause you don`t look like they do.<br>Said: Hey<br>old man<br>how can you stand to think that way?<br>Did you really think about it before you made the rules?<br>He said: Son -<br>That`s just the way it is<br>some things will never change<br><br>That`s just the way it is<br>but don`t you believe them.<br><br>Well<br>they passed a law in `64<br>To give those who ain`t got a little more<br><br>But it only goes so far.<br>Because the law don`t change another`s mind<br>When all it sees at the hiring time is the line on the color bar.<br>That`s just the way it is<br>some things will never change<br><br>That`s just the way it is<br>that`s just the way it is.