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'
Cause' that's just the way it is Some things'll never change That's just the way it is Ha! But don't you believe them -lieve them [?x] Ha! But don't you believe them
They said, 'Hey little boy you can't go Where the others go Cause you don't look like they do' I 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'll never change That's just the way it is [2x] It is, it is, it is
That's just the way it is It is, it is, it is [3x]