[00:00.00] 作词 : Lawrence Smith/Joseph Ward Simmons/Darryl McDaniels [00:01.00] 作曲 : Lawrence Smith/Joseph Ward Simmons/Darryl McDaniels [00:19.05]Unemployment at a record high [00:20.31]People coming,people going, [00:23.40]people born to die [00:25.86]Don't ask me,because I don't know why [00:29.10]But it's like that, [00:31.11]and that's the way it is [00:34.41]People in the world try to make ends meet [00:36.33]You try to ride car,train,bus,or feet [00:41.01]I said you got to work hard to want to compete [00:45.24]It's like that, [00:46.92]and that's the way it is [00:48.54]Huh! [00:57.45]Money is the key to end all your woes [01:00.78]Your ups and your downs,your highs and your lows [01:05.16]Won't you tell me last time that love bought you clothes? [01:08.94]It's like that,and that's the way it is [01:14.22]Bills fly higher every day [01:17.25]We receive much lower pay [01:21.21]I'd rather stay young,go out and play [01:24.81]It's like that,and that's the way it is [01:34.11]Huh!War's going on across the sea [01:36.45]Street soldiers killing the elderly [01:41.97]What ever happened to unity?It's like that,and that that's the way it is [01:49.71]Disillusion is the wordThat's used by me when I'm not heard [01:56.28]I just go through life with my glasses blurred [02:00.72]It's like that,and that's the way it is [02:04.29]Huh!You can see a lot in this lifespan [02:24.03]Like a bum eating out of a garbage can [02:28.23]You notice one time he was your man [02:32.37]It's like that （what?）and that's the way it is [02:35.88]You should've gone to school,you could've learned a trade [02:39.96]But you laid in bed where the bums have laid [02:43.89]Now all the time you're crying that you're underpaid [02:48.24]It's like that （what?）and that's the way it is [02:51.36]Huh!One thing I know is that life is short [03:03.45]So listen up homeboy,give this a thought [03:07.44]The next time someone's teaching why don't you get taught? [03:11.97]It's like that （what?）and that's the way it is [03:15.93]If you really think about it times aren't that bad [03:20.31]The one that stretches for success will make you glad [03:23.46]Stop playing start praying,you won't be sad [03:28.02]It's like that （what?）and that's the way it is [03:30.54]Huh!When you feel you fail sometimes it hurts [03:39.42]For a meaning in life is why you search [03:43.38]Take the boys on the train,drive to school on the church [03:47.43]It's like that,and that's the way it is [03:51.36]Here's another point in life you should not miss [03:55.26]Do not be a fool who's prejudice [03:59.10]Because we're all written down on the same list [04:15.45]It's like that （what?）and that's the way it is [04:18.90]Huh!（Repeat 4x）You know it's like that,and that's the way it is [04:26.79]Because it's like that,and that's the way it is