[00:00.00] 作词 : Lawrence Smith/Joseph Ward Simmons/Darryl McDaniels [00:01.00] 作曲 : Lawrence Smith/Joseph Ward Simmons/Darryl McDaniels [00:18.96]Unemployment at a record high [00:20.25]People coming,people going, [00:23.34]people born to die [00:25.80]Don't ask me,because I don't know why [00:29.04]But it's like that, [00:31.02]and that's the way it is [00:34.47]People in the world try to make ends meet [00:38.31]You try to ride car,train,bus,or feet [00:40.92]I said you got to work hard to want to compete [00:45.15]It's like that, [00:46.83]and that's the way it is [00:48.48]Huh! [00:57.39]Money is the key to end all your woes [01:00.24]Your ups and your downs,your highs and your lows [01:05.94]Won't you tell me last time that love bought you clothes? [01:08.88]It's like that,and that's the way it is [01:14.16]Bills fly higher every day [01:17.19]We receive much lower pay [01:21.12]I'd rather stay young,go out and play [01:25.02]It's like that,and that's the way it is [01:28.08]Huh!War's going on across the sea [01:36.39]Street soldiers killing the elderly [01:41.88]What ever happened to unity?It's like that,and that that's the way it is [01:49.62]Disillusion is the wordThat's used by me when I'm not heard [01:56.19]I just go through life with my glasses blurred [02:00.63]It's like that,and that's the way it is [02:04.23]Huh!You can see a lot in this lifespan [02:24.00]Like a bum eating out of a garbage can [02:28.17]You notice one time he was your man [02:32.28]It's like that （what?）and that's the way it is [02:35.79]You should've gone to school,you could've learned a trade [02:39.90]But you laid in bed where the bums have laid [02:43.83]Now all the time you're crying that you're underpaid [02:47.91]It's like that （what?）and that's the way it is [02:51.30]Huh!One thing I know is that life is short [03:03.39]So listen up homeboy,give this a thought [03:07.38]The next time someone's teaching why don't you get taught? [03:11.91]It's like that （what?）and that's the way it is [03:15.66]If you really think about it times aren't that bad [03:20.22]The one that stretches for success will make you glad [03:23.37]Stop playing start praying,you won't be sad [03:27.96]It's like that （what?）and that's the way it is [03:30.48]Huh!When you feel you fail sometimes it hurts [03:39.36]For a meaning in life is why you search [03:43.32]Take the boys on the train,drive to school on the church [03:47.37]It's like that,and that's the way it is [03:51.27]Here's another point in life you should not miss [03:55.20]Do not be a fool who's prejudice [03:59.01]Because we're all written down on the same list [04:15.39]It's like that （what?）and that's the way it is [04:18.81]Huh!（Repeat 4x）You know it's like that,and that's the way it is [04:31.17]Because it's like that,and that's the way it is