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It’s Like That Lyrics by Run–DMC

Ultimate Run DMC

1983

[Verse 1: Rev Run, Rev Run & DMC]
Unemployment at a record high
People coming, people going, people born to die
Don't ask me because I don't know why
But it's like that and that's the way it is
[Verse 2: DMC, Rev Run & DMC]
People in the world tryin' to make ends meet
You try to ride car, train, bus, or feet
I said, you got to work hard, you want to compete
It's like that and that's the way it is
Huh
[Verse 3: Rev Run, DMC, Rev Run & DMC]
Money is the key to end all your woes
Your ups, your downs, your highs and your lows
Won't you tell me the last time that love bought you clothes?
It's like that and that's the way it is
[Verse 4: DMC, Rev Run, Rev Run & DMC]
Bills rise higher every day
We receive much lower pay
I'd rather stay young, go out and play
It's like that, and that's the way it is
Huh
[Verse 5: Rev Run, DMC, Rev Run & DMC]
Wars going on across the sea
Street soldiers killing the elderly
Whatever happened to unity?
It's like that and that's the way it is
[Verse 6: DMC, Rev Run, Rev Run & DMC]
Disillusion is the word
That's used by me when I'm not heard
I just go through life with my glasses blurred
It's like that, and that's the way it is
Huh
[Verse 7: Rev Run, DMC, Rev Run & DMC]
You can see a lot in this lifespan
Like a bum eating out of a garbage can
You noticed one time he was your man
It's like that (What?) and that's the way it is
[Verse 8: DMC, Rev Run, Rev Run & DMC]
You should have gone to school, you could've learned a trade
But you laid in the bed where the bums have laid
Now all the time you're crying that you're underpaid
It's like that (What?) and that's the way it is
Huh
[Verse 9: Rev Run, DMC, Rev Run & DMC]
One thing I know is that life is short
So listen up, homeboy, give this a thought
The next time someone's teaching, why don't you get taught?
It's like that (What?) and that's the way it is
[Verse 10: DMC, Rev Run, Rev Run & DMC]
If you really think about it, times aren't that bad
The one that flexes with successes will make you glad
Stop playing, start praying, you won't be sad
It's like that (What?) and that's the way it is
Huh
[Verse 11: DMC, Rev Run, Rev Run & DMC]
When you feel you fail, sometimes it hurts
For a meaning in life is why you search
Take the bus or the train, drive to school or the church
It's like that and that's the way it is
[Verse 12: DMC, Rev Run, Rev Run & DMC]
Here's another point in life you should not miss
Do not be a fool who's prejudiced
Because we're all written down on the same list
It's like that (What?) and that's the way it is
Huh
[Outro: DMC & Rev Run]
You know it's like that and that's the way it is
Because it's like that and that's the way it is
You know it's like that and that's the way it is
Because it's like that and that's the way it is
You know it's like that and that's the way it is
Because it's like that and that's the way it is
You know it's like that and that's the way it is
Because it's like that and that's the way it is
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Run–DMC

Run–DMC

About “It’s Like That” by Run–DMC

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"It’s Like That" appears on "Ultimate Run DMC" in 1983.

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