The Way It Is(Edited Version) - Bruce Hornsby

The Way It Is (Edited Version) - Bruce Hornsby/The Range

Standing in line marking time
排着队，原地踏步
Waiting for the welfare dime
等待着那点微薄的福利
'Cause they can't buy a job
因为，这根本就买不到工作
The man in the silk suit hurries by
那个穿着丝绸衣服的男人匆匆走过
As he catches the poor ladies' eyes
就在那时，他看到了那个贫穷的修女的眼神
Just for fun he says "Get a job"
他打趣地说道
That's just the way it is
世事本如此
Some things will never change
有些东西永远都不会变
That's just the way it is
世事本如此
Ah but don't you believe them
但是，难道你不相信吗
Said hey little boy you can't go where the others go
他们说，嘿，小男孩，你不能盲目跟风
'Cause you don't look like they do
因为，你和他们不一样
Said hey old man how can you stand
他说，嘿，天呐，你怎么会那样想
To think that way did you really think about it
在你定规则之前
Before you made the rules
你有认真地想过吗？
He said "Son that's just the way it is
他说，孩子，世事本如此
Some things will never change
有些东西永远都不会变
That's just the way it is
世事本如此
Ah but don't you believe them"
啊，但是，难道你不相信吗
That's just the way it is
世事本如此
That's just the way it is
世事本如此
Well they passed a law in '64
好吧，在1964年的时候，他们就制定了法律
To give those who ain't got a little more
来约束那些一无所有的人
But it only goes so far
但是，也就仅此而已
Because the law don't change another's mind
因为，法律无法改变一个人的想法
When all it sees at the hiring time
在招聘的时候，这就显而易见了
Is the line on the color bar no
这就是种族歧视的界限吗，不
That's just the way it is
世事本如此
Some things will never change
有些东西永远都不会变
That's just the way it is
世事本如此
That's just the way it is it is it is it is
世事本如此，如此，如此，如此