Bruce Hornsby-The Way It Is - CHECK CHORDS - BPM - 111
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[Verse 1]
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Standing in line marking time
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Waiting for the welfare dime
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'Cause they can't buy a job
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The man in the silk suit hurries by
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As he catches the poor old ladies' eyes
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Just for fun he says "get a job"
[Chorus]
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That's just the way it is
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Some things will never change
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That's just the way it is
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Ah, but don't you believe them
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[Verse 2]
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They say hey, little boy you can't go where the others go
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'Cause you don't look like they do
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Said hey, old man how can you stand to think that way
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Did you really think about it before you made the rules, he said, son
[Chorus]
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That's just the way it is
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Some things will never change
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That's just the way it is
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Ah, but don't you believe them
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Ooh ya
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That's just the way it is
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That's just the way it is
[Verse 3]
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Well, they passed a law in '64 to give those who ain't got a little more
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But it only goes so far
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Because the law don't change another's mind
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When all it sees at the hiring time is the line on the color bar
[Chorus]
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That's just the way it is
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Some things will never change
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That's just the way it is
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That's just the way it is, it is, it is, it is
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[Outro]
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