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作词 : Lawrence Smith/Joseph Ward Simmons/Darryl McDaniels |
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作曲 : Lawrence Smith/Joseph Ward Simmons/Darryl McDaniels |
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Unemployment at a record high |
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People coming,people going, |
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people born to die |
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Don't ask me,because I don't know why |
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But it's like that, |
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and that's the way it is |
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People in the world try to make ends meet |
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You try to ride car,train,bus,or feet |
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I said you got to work hard to want to compete |
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It's like that, |
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and that's the way it is |
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Huh! |
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Money is the key to end all your woes |
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Your ups and your downs,your highs and your lows |
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Won't you tell me last time that love bought you clothes? |
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It's like that,and that's the way it is |
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Bills fly higher every day |
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We receive much lower pay |
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I'd rather stay young,go out and play |
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It's like that,and that's the way it is |
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Huh!War's going on across the sea |
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Street soldiers killing the elderly |
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What ever happened to unity?It's like that,and that that's the way it is |
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Disillusion is the wordThat's used by me when I'm not heard |
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I just go through life with my glasses blurred |
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It's like that,and that's the way it is |
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Huh!You can see a lot in this lifespan |
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Like a bum eating out of a garbage can |
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You notice one time he was your man |
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It's like that （what?）and that's the way it is |
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You should've gone to school,you could've learned a trade |
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But you laid in bed where the bums have laid |
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Now all the time you're crying that you're underpaid |
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It's like that （what?）and that's the way it is |
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Huh!One thing I know is that life is short |
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So listen up homeboy,give this a thought |
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The next time someone's teaching why don't you get taught? |
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It's like that （what?）and that's the way it is |
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If you really think about it times aren't that bad |
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The one that stretches for success will make you glad |
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Stop playing start praying,you won't be sad |
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It's like that （what?）and that's the way it is |
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Huh!When you feel you fail sometimes it hurts |
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For a meaning in life is why you search |
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Take the boys on the train,drive to school on the church |
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It's like that,and that's the way it is |
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Here's another point in life you should not miss |
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Do not be a fool who's prejudice |
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Because we're all written down on the same list |
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It's like that （what?）and that's the way it is |
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Huh!（Repeat 4x）You know it's like that,and that's the way it is |
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Because it's like that,and that's the way it is |
