Standing in line marking time Waiting for the welfare dime 'Cause they can't buy a job The man in the silk suit hurries by As he catches the poor ladies' eyes Just for fun he says, "Get a job" That's just the way it is Some things will never change Ah but don't you believe them Said, hey little boy you can't go where the others go 'Cause you don't look like they do Said, hey old man how can you stand to think that way Did you really think about it before you made the rules? He said, "Son, that's just the way it is Ah but don't you believe them" Well they passed a law in '64 To give those who ain't got a little more But it only goes so far Because the law don't change another's mind When all it sees at the hiring time Is the line on the color bar, no, no, no That's just the way it is, it is, it is, it is
[00:50.27]Standing in line marking time [00:52.38]Waiting for the welfare dime [00:55.52]'Cause they can't buy a job [00:59.15]The man in the silk suit hurries by [01:01.00]As he catches the poor ladies' eyes [01:04.22]Just for fun he says, "Get a job" [01:10.40][01:19.03][02:02.16][03:03.24][03:28.38][03:37.28]That's just the way it is [01:14.59][01:57.60][03:32.62]Some things will never change [01:22.95]Ah but don't you believe them [01:33.31]Said, hey little boy you can't go where the others go [01:38.74]'Cause you don't look like they do [01:41.95]Said, hey old man how can you stand to think that way [01:46.12]Did you really think about it before you made the rules? [01:50.52]He said, "Son, that's just the way it is [02:06.12]Ah but don't you believe them" [03:08.58]Well they passed a law in '64 [03:10.44]To give those who ain't got a little more [03:13.84]But it only goes so far [03:16.97]Because the law don't change another's mind [03:19.36]When all it sees at the hiring time [03:22.48]Is the line on the color bar, no, no, no [03:40.35]That's just the way it is, it is, it is, it is
