Bruce Hornsby And The Range - The Way It Is

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
Yeah
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