Lyrics:

**lf**[Verse 1]**lf**Standin'' in line, marking time**lf**Waiting for the welfare dime**lf**''Cause they can''t buy a job**lf**The man in the silk suit hurries by**lf**As he catches the poor old lady''s eyes**lf**Just for fun, he says ''Get a job''**lf****lf**[Chorus]**lf**That''s just the way it is**lf**Some things''ll never change**lf**That''s just the way it is**lf**Ha, but don''t you believe them**lf****lf**[Verse 2]**lf**Said, ''Hey little boy, you can''t go where the others go**lf**''Cause you don''t look like they do''**lf**Said, ''Hey old man, how can you stand to think that way?**lf**Did you really think about it before you made the rules?''**lf**He said**lf****lf**[Chorus]**lf**That''s just the way it is**lf**Some things''ll never change**lf**That''s just the way it is**lf**Ha, but don''t you believe them**lf**[Instrumental Solo]**lf****lf**[Chorus]**lf**That''s just the way it is**lf**That''s just the way it is**lf****lf**[Verse 3]**lf**Well, they passed a law in ''64**lf**To give those who ain''t got, a little more**lf**But it only goes so far**lf**''Cause the law don''t change another''s mind**lf**When all it sees at the hiring time**lf**Is the line on the color bar**lf**But who knows**lf****lf**[Chorus]**lf**That''s just the way it is**lf**Some things''ll never change**lf**That''s just the way it is**lf**That''s just the way it is, it is, it is, it is