[Run]
Unemployment at a record highs
People coming people going people born to die
Don`t ask me because I don`t know why
But it`s like that and that`s the way it is
[D.M.C.]
People in the world tryin to make ends meet
You try to ride car train bus or feet
I said you got to work hard you want to compete
It`s like that and that`s the way it is
Huh!
[Run & D.M.C. alternate lines for the remainder of the song]
Money is the key to end all your woes
Your ups, your downs, your highs and your lows
Won`t you tell me the last time that love bought you clothes?
It`s like that, and that`s the way it is
Bills rise higher every day
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
Huh!
Wars going on across the sea
Street soldiers killing the elderly
Whatever happened to unity?
It`s like that, and that`s the way it is
Disillusion 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
Huh!
You can see a lot in this lifespan
Like a bum eating out of a garbage can
You noticed one time he was your man
It`s like that (what?) and that`s the way it is
You should have gone to school, you could`ve 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 (what?) and that`s the way it is
Huh!
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 (what?) and that`s the way it is
If you really think about it times aren`t that bad
The one that flexes with successes will make you glad
Stop playing start praying, you won`t be sad
It`s like that (what?) and that`s the way it is
Huh!
When you feel you fail sometimes it hurts
For a meaning in life is why you search
Take the bus or the train, drive to school or the church
It`s like that, and that`s the way it is
Here`s another point in life you should not miss
Do not be a fool who`s prejudiced
Because we`re all written down on the same list
It`s like that (what?) and that`s the way it is
Huh!
You know it`s like that, and that`s the way it is
Because it`s like that, and that`s the way it is
(Repeat these lines til fade)
