The Way It Is - Karen Souza
TME享有本翻译作品的著作权
Lyrics by:Bruce Randall Hornsby
Composed by:Bruce Randall Hornsby
Standing in line marking time
人们排队苦等 蹉跎着岁月
Waiting for the welfare dime
等候着福利救济的那点小钱
'Cause they can't buy a job
只因他们无法谋得一份工作
The man in the silk suit hurries by
身着华服的男人在街头行色匆匆
As he catches the poor ladies eyes
恰好被那穷苦的妇女瞧入眼中
Just for fun he says get a job
他竟调侃 找份工作去吧
That's just the way it is
事实就是这般无奈
Some things will never change
有些事情永远无法改变
That's just the way it is
事实就是这般无奈
Ah but don't you believe them
但别轻信他们的言辞
Said hey little boy you can't go where the others go
嘿 小男孩 你不能随波逐流
'Cause you don't look like they do
因为你跟他们截然不同
Said hey old man how can you stand
嘿 老先生 你怎能如此冥顽不灵
To think that way did you really think about it
你在制定规则之前
Before you made the rules
真的深思熟虑过吗
He said son that's just the way it is
他语重心长地说 孩子 事实就是这般无奈
Some things will never change
有些事情永远无法改变
That's just the way it is
事实就是这般无奈
Ah but don't you believe them
但别轻信他们的言辞
Well they passed a law in '64
诚然 他们在1964年推行了一项法规
To give those who ain't got a little more
给那些穷苦的人更多帮扶
But it only goes so far
但这只是杯水车薪
Because the law don't change another's mind
因为法律不能改变他人的想法
When all it sees at the hiring time
招聘的时候 看到的都是种族的壁垒
Is the line on the color bar but oh knows
但所有人都心知肚明
That's just the way it is
事实就是这般无奈
Some things will never change
有些事情永远无法改变
That's just the way it is
事实就是这般无奈
That's just the way it is
事实就是这般无奈