The Way It Is

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Standing in line marking time 
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waiting for the welfare dime
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'cause they can't find a job
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The man in the silk suit hurries 
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by, as he catches the poor old 
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lady's eye
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  Just for fun he says: get a job!

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                That's just the way 
it is
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                Some things will 
never change
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                That's just the way 
it is
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                Ah, but don't 
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you believe them

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They say hey little boy you can't 
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go where the others go
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'cause you don't look like they do
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Said hey old man how can you stand
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 to think that way
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Did you really think about it, 
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before you made the rules
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He said son

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Well they passed a law in '64, to 
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give those who ain't got a little 
more
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But it only goes so far
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Because the law another's mind, 
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when all it sees at the hiring time
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Is the line on the color bar, oh no

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