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

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

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

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 that

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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