The Way It Is

Ooh, now, now, now, now, now, now
Another life was failed because of tattle tale, yeah
Hear me now

Now let me explain the facts of life
'Bout two people who could be man and wife
And all it takes is a little tattle tale
And the next thing you know, my love's down the drain
That's the way it is, yes

That's the way the world turns
That's the way it is, yeah
One sits easy, the other gets burned
Now, that's the way it is
That's the way the world turns
Yeah, that's the way it is, yeah
One sits easy, the other gets burned
Whoa, here's some more

Now here's a man who has done no wrong
And all his life he's been holding on strong
And just one morning a little bit late
The next thing you know, his little bread is a state
And dinnertime when the bills are high
Cost of living soars to the sky
Got his kids, can he explain to his woman
But an extra ten minutes in bed ruined the program
But that's the way it is, yes

That's the way the world turns
That's the way the story goes now
One sits easy, the other gets burned
I can do nothing about it
That's the way it is
That's the way the world turns
You can do nothing 'bout it, oh no
One sits easy, the other gets burned
Ooh, na, na, na

You called me a friend for life
And said that it would last forever
I opened my door to you
As if we weren't from the same mother
Soon as my back was turned
You transformed into a little worm
I heard you spreading news all over town
Because you're lurking my lover
But that's the way it is now

That's the way the world turns
Whoa, now, now, now
That's the way it is, yeah
One sits easy, the other gets burned
Yeah, that's the way it is
That's the way the world turns
Oh, what you don't like for yourself
One sits easy, the other gets burned
Don't you give it to another
But I guess that's the way it is, yes

Now here's a story 'bout life itself
Where some crave power and some crave wealth
And still there are some humble little ones
Who would gladly pick their crumbs up just to get along
But that's the way it is

That's the way the world turns

That's, that's, that's, that's the way it is
One sits easy, the other gets burned

Yeah, yeah
That's the way it is, yeah
That's the way the world turns

Yeah, that's the way it is now
One sits easy, the other gets burned

I'm saying, that's the way it is
That's the way the world turns

Yeah
One sits easy, the other gets burned

I don't know why that's the way it is, yeah
That's the way the world turns

That's the way it is now
One sits easy, the other gets burned

You wouldn't like it for yourself now
That's the way the world turns
So don't you do it to another
One sits easy, the other gets burned
Now, now, now, now
That's the way life is
That's the way the world turns
I guess I can't change the hands of time
One sits easy, the other gets burned

Gotta accept it for what it is now
That's the way the world turns
That's the way, that's the way, now, now
One sits easy, the other gets burned
Today you're up, tomorrow you're down