Standing in line making time

Waiting for the welfare dime

'Cause they can't buy a job

A man in a silk suit hurries by

As he catches the poor old ladies' eyes

Just for fun he says "Get a job"

That's just the way it is

Some things will never change

That's just the way it is

But don't you believe them

They say hey little boy you can't go

Where the others go

'Cause you don't look like they do

Said hey old man how can you stand

To think that way

Did you really think about it

Before you made the rules

He said, Son

That's just the way it is

Some things will never change

That's just the way it is

But don't you believe them

Well they passed a law in '64

To give those who ain't got a little more

But it only goes so far

Because the law don't change in another's mind

When all it sees is the hiring time

Is the line on the color bar

That's just the way it is

Some things will never change

That's just the way it is