[Run]
Unemployment at a record high
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 try to make ends meet
You try to ride car, train, bus, or feet
I said you got to work hard to 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 and your downs, your highs and your lows
Won`t you tell me last time that love bought you clothes?
It`s like that, and that`s the way it is
Bills fly 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!
War`s going on across the sea
Street soldiers killing the elderly
What ever happened to unity?
It`s like that, and that 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 notice one time he was your man
It`s like that (what?) and that`s the way it is
You should`ve gone to school, you could`ve learned a trade
But you laid in 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 knoe 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 stretches for success 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 boys on the train, drive to school on 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 prejudice
Because we`re all written down on the same list
It`s like that (what?) and that`s the way it is
Huh! (Repeat 4x)
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
