That's Just The Way It Is Now

Car lights flash my eyes Blinded, hypnotized Lord knows I'm living And I'm never coming back Now one generation dies Next one wins the prize And that's the big surprise There's demise in all of their lies It's never to late too realize That's just the way things are That's just the way it is now That's just the way things are That's just the way it is now I walk through the cemetery It's all empty Now I put a rose On the grave of a fallen hero And I look out into the wild All I see is emptiness So much loneliness I just want forgiveness That's just the way things are That's just the way it is now That's just the way things are That's just the way it is now When dreams fade away It won't be long End up singing the same old song What went right, what went wrong Bad times here, good times gone First rule they always sell Second rule never tell Third rule straight to hell White collar criminals Living in jail it's all that they gave Sold your soul to get paid Buy you end up in an early grave Your own neck you can't save It's a letter that you can't send It's a wound that will never mend Pain level peaks at ten Some stand out some stand in That's just the way things are That's just the way it is now That's just the way things are That's just the way it is now --- That's Just the Way It Is Now - Rancid