What do you think The Way It Is means?

Bruce Hornsby - The Way It Is Meaning

Album cover for The Way It Is album cover

Song Released: 1986


The Way It Is Lyrics

Standing in line marking time--
Waiting for the welfare dime
'Cause they can't buy a job
The man in the 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...

  1. anonymous
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    Mar 8th 2023 !⃝

    In 1983, Bruce Hornsby discovered he was a lightning bolt, he decided not to let this interfere with his faith in the "house of david".


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