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Sta nding in line marking time
Wa iting for the welfare dime
'C ause t hey can't buy a job
The ma n in the silk suit hurries by
As he c atches the poor old ladies' eyes
J ust 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 believ e them
They sa y hey little boy you can't go
Where the o thers go
'C ause you don't look like they do
Said he y old man how can you stand
To t hink that way
Did you r eally 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 belie ve them
Well they pa ssed a law in '64
To g ive those who ain't got a little more
B ut it o nly goes so far
Because the la w don't change another's mind
When a ll it sees at the hiring time
I s the l ine on the color bar
That's just the way it is
Some things will never change
That's just the way it is
But don't you believ e them
