How It Is

[Verse 1] Get grades, toe the line Keep your behind above the water in the meantime Join the corporate pyramid I couldn't blame you if you did Until you sell out your brother while your sister falls Playin' daddy, doin' the company crawl You don't deserve your daughter's kiss It's sad, that's how it is [Verse 2] Well, uptown there's been more than an oil spill Another woman beaten, raped, blood spilled Male hate, the paper's couldn't wait Racism, sell this Well, there's no excusin' in what I'm sayin' It's just that there's a million colours prayin' For real justice Yeah, that's how it really is [Verse 3] Just get born, keep on keepin' on Defend yourself against the worries, try and have fun Party on until your number's picked But be aware because the fight is fixed It was them but it could be you next Paranoia saves lives, so if you want to exist Get your head around this... That's how it really is [Outro] Yeah, that's how it is, that's how it is That's how it is, that's how it is That's how it is, that's how it is That's how it is, that's how it is That's how it is, that's how it is That's how it is, that's how it is That's how it is, that's how it is That's how it is, that's how it is That's how it is, that's how it is That's how it is, that's how it is That's how it is, that's how it is It's how it really is, that's how it is That's how it is, that's how it is That's how it is, that's how it is That's how it is, that's how it is