It’s like that
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1. Unemployment at a record highs.
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people
coming, people going, 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, and that's the way it is.
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2. People in the world tryin’ 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,
you want to compete,
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it's
like that, and that's the way it is. Huh!
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3. Money is the key to end all your woes,
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your
ups, your downs, your highs and your lows.
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Won't you tell me the 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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4. Bills rise 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. Huh!
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5. Wars going on across the sea,
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street
soldiers killing the elderly.
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Whatever happened to unity?
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It's like that, and that's the
way it is.
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6. Disillusion is the word,
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that'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. Huh
!
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7.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 noticed 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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8. You should have gone to school, you could've
learned a trade,
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but
you laid in the 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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+ You know it's like that, and that's the way it is. (3x)
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+ Because it’s like that. Check this out !
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+ Run DMC and Jam master Jay ! (2x) Check this out !
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9. 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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10. If you really think about it times aren't that bad,
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the
one that flexes with successes 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! Check
this out !
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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.
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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. ...
(orig. = capo 1st) (Run DMC)