It's Like That

And it goes a little something like this
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 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
 People in the world tryin' to make ends meet
 You travel by car, train, bus, or feet
 I said you got to work hard if you want to compete
 It's like that, and that's the way it is
 Huh!
 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
 What ever 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!
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 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 and that's the way it is
 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
 You know it's like that and that's the way it is
 Because it's like
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 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!
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 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
 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
 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