[Intro]
G D C and things like that at one point you just kinda compromise with that
[Verse]
C G D C
Standing in line marking time, waiting for the welfare dime
C G
'Cause they can't find a job
C G
The man in the silk suit hurries by
D C G
As he catches the poor old ladies' eyes just for fun he says, "Get a job"
[Chorus]
G
That's just the way it is
C
Some things will never change
G
That's just the way it is
C G
But don't you believe them
[Verse 2]
C G D C
They say hey little boy you can't go where the others go
G C
'Cause you don't look like they do
C G D C
Said hey old man how can you stand to think that way
C G C G
Did you really think about it before you made the rules, he said, son
[Chorus]
G
That's just the way it is
C
Some things will never change
G
That's just the way it is
C G
But don't you believe them
[Verse 3]
C G D C
Well they passed a law in '64 To give those who ain't got a little more
C G
But it only goes so far
C G
because the law don't change another's mind
D C G
When all it sees at the hiring time is the line on the color bar
[Final chorus]
G
That's just the way it is
C
Some things will never change
G
That's just the way it is
C G
Thats just the way it is, it is, it is, it is