Standing in line, marking time 排队，原地踏步

Waiting for the welfare dime 等待福利角钱

'Cause they can't buy a job “因为他们买不到一份工作

The man in the silk suit hurries by 在丝绸衣服赶紧的男人

As he catches the poor old lady's eyes 当他捉住了可怜的老太太的眼睛

Just for fun he says, "Get a job." 只是为了好玩，他说， “找一份工作。 ”

   

That's just the way it is 这只是事情是这样的

Some things will never change 有些东西永远不会改变

That's just the way it is 这只是事情是这样的

Ah, but don't you believe them 啊，但是你不相信他们

   

Said hey, little boy, you can't go where the others go 说：嘿，小男孩，你不能去那里的人去

'Cause you don't look like they do “因为你不喜欢看他们这样做

Said hey, old man, how can you stand to think that way? 说：嘿，老家伙，你怎么能忍受这样认为？

And did you really think about it before you made the rules? 而你真的仔细想想，你制定的规则呢？

He said, son 他说，儿子

   

That's just the way it is 这只是事情是这样的

Some things will never change 有些东西永远不会改变

That's just the way it is 这只是事情是这样的

Ah, but don't you believe them, yeah 啊，但是你不相信他们的，是

   

That's just the way it is 这只是事情是这样的

That's just the way it is 这只是事情是这样的

   

Well, they passed a law in '64 那么，他们在64年通过了一项法律

To give those who ain't got a little more 为了让那些谁是不是有点多

But it only goes so far 但它只是到目前为止

'Cause the law don't change another's mind “导致法律不改变别人的主意

When all it sees at the hiring time 当所有它认为在招聘时

Is the line on the color bar, no 是彩条就行了，没

   

That's just the way it is 这只是事情是这样的

Some things will never change 有些东西永远不会改变

That's just the way it is 这只是事情是这样的

That's just the way it is, it is, it is, it is 这只是事情是这样的，那是，那是，那是