It's like that
(L. Smith/J. Simmons/D. McDaniels)
Unemployment at a record high
People coming, people going, people what to die,
Don't ask me because I don't know why,
But it's like that and that's the way it is,
People of the world try to make ends meet,
You travel by car, train, bus or feet,
I said you've got to work hard to want to compete,
It's like that and that's the way it is.
Money is the key to end all your woes,
Your ups, your downs, your highs and your lows,
Won't you tell me last time that love bought your clothes.
It's like that and that's the way it is.
Bills rise higher everyday,
We receive much lower pay,
I'd rather stay young, go out and play,
It's like that and that's the way it is.
War going on across the sea,
Soldiers killing the elderly,
Whatever happened to unity
It's like that and that's the way it is.
Dissillusion is the word,
That's used by me when I'm not heard
I just go through life with my glasses blurred,
It's like that and that's the way it is.
You can eat a lot in this life span,
LIke a bum eating out of a garbage can,
You notice one time he was your man,
It's like that and that's the way it is.
You should have gone to school,
You could have learned a trade,
But you laid in the bed,
Where the bums have laid,
Now all the time you're crying that you're underpaid,
It's like that and that's the way it is.
One thing I know is that life is short,
So listen up homeboy, give this a thought,
The next time someone's teaching why don't you get taught
It's like that and that's the way it is.
If your really think about it, time's aren't that bad
The one that with success will make you glad,
Stop playing, start praying, you won't be sad,
It's like that and that's the way it is.
When you feel your fate sonetimes it hurts,
For a meaning in life is why you search,
Take the bus or the train, drive to school or church,
It's like that and that's the way it is.
Do not be a fool who's prejudiced,
Because we're all written down on the same list.
It's like that and that's the way it is.