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The second single from The Way It Is , Bruce Hornsby and The Range’s debut album.Mandolin Rain was also the band’s second Top Ten hit, reaching #4 when it was released in 1987.. It served to further reinforce their popularity and cemented the belief that while trends might drive the focus of the music industry, you can’t keep a good song down, and ultimately, all that really matters is ...
Bruce Hornsby Lyrics. Standing in line, marking time Waiting for the welfare dime 'Cause they can't buy a job The man in the silk suit hurries by As he catches the poor old lady's eyes Just 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 Ah, but don't you believe them Said hey ...
11 de may. de 2022 · He uses a string of adjectives to describe his more adventurous music: dissonant, atonal, dodecaphonic, astringent, acrid. “Almost all of pop music is what we call ‘white-note music’, and I ...
Lyrics for The Way It Is by Bruce Hornsby. Standing line marking time Waiting for the welfare dime ′Cause they can't buy a job The ma... Discover. Contribute. Search. Login. ... Waiting for the welfare dime 'Cause they can't buy a job. The man in the silk suit hurries by. As he catches the poor old lady's eyes. Just for fun he says, "Get a job"
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. Ah - But don't you believe them. Well they passed a law in '64. To give those who ain't got a little more. But it only goes so far.
1 de ene. de 2024 · From people waiting for welfare support to others being denied opportunities because they don't 'look right', Hornsby challenges these injustices with his music. The recurring phrase "that's just the way it is" sheds light on society’s complacency towards these societal ills at that time, accepting them as norm rather than working to battle against these imbalances.
