It's Like That
[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)